1 US cup of polenta (coarse cornmeal) weighs 163 g when spooned into the cup and levelled. Below are the cups, spoons and grams-to-cups charts.
| US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 20 g | 0.72 oz |
| ¼ cup | 41 g | 1.44 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 54 g | 1.92 oz |
| ½ cup | 82 g | 2.9 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 109 g | 3.8 oz |
| ¾ cup | 122 g | 4.3 oz |
| 1 cup | 163 g | 5.7 oz |
| 1 ½ cups | 245 g | 8.6 oz |
| 2 cups | 326 g | 11.5 oz |
| 3 cups | 489 g | 17.2 oz |
| 4 cups | 652 g | 23 oz |
| Spoons (level) | Grams |
|---|---|
| ¼ teaspoon | 0.8 g |
| ½ teaspoon | 1.7 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.4 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 10 g |
| 2 tablespoons | 20 g |
| 3 tablespoons | 31 g |
| 4 tablespoons (¼ cup) | 41 g |
| Grams | US cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.06 cups | 1 tbsp |
| 25 g | 0.15 cups | 2.5 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.31 cups | 4.9 tbsp |
| 100 g | 0.61 cups | 9.8 tbsp |
| 125 g | 0.77 cups | 12.3 tbsp |
| 150 g | 0.92 cups | 14.7 tbsp |
| 200 g | 1.23 cups | 19.6 tbsp |
| 250 g | 1.53 cups | 24.5 tbsp |
| 300 g | 1.84 cups | 29.4 tbsp |
| 500 g | 3.07 cups | 49.1 tbsp |
| 1,000 g | 6.13 cups | 98.2 tbsp |
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 metric cup (250 ml) | 172 g |
| ½ metric cup | 86 g |
| 1 UK/metric tablespoon (15 ml) | 10 g |
| 1 Australian tablespoon (20 ml) | 14 g |
| 100 ml | 69 g |
A metric cup (250 ml, used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many Indian recipes) holds about 6% more than a US cup.
Spoon the flour into the cup and level it with a knife. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down and can add 20–30% more.
Also called: coarse cornmeal.
Weights are for a level US cup (236.6 ml) and level spoons, from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart. Brands and packing vary by a few per cent; when a recipe gives grams, weigh rather than measure.
1 level US cup of polenta weighs about 163 g (5.7 oz). A 250 ml metric cup weighs about 172 g.
1 level tablespoon of polenta is about 10 g, and 1 teaspoon is about 3.4 g.
100 g of polenta is about 0.61 cups, or 9.8 tablespoons.
A cup measures volume, not weight. Polenta is full of air between the particles, so a cup weighs much less than a cup of water (163 g vs 237 g).