1 US cup of sesame seeds (til) weighs 142 g when spooned into the cup and levelled. Below are the cups, spoons and grams-to-cups charts.
| US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 18 g | 0.63 oz |
| ¼ cup | 36 g | 1.25 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 47 g | 1.67 oz |
| ½ cup | 71 g | 2.5 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 95 g | 3.3 oz |
| ¾ cup | 107 g | 3.8 oz |
| 1 cup | 142 g | 5 oz |
| 1 ½ cups | 213 g | 7.5 oz |
| 2 cups | 284 g | 10 oz |
| 3 cups | 426 g | 15 oz |
| 4 cups | 568 g | 20 oz |
| Spoons (level) | Grams |
|---|---|
| ¼ teaspoon | 0.7 g |
| ½ teaspoon | 1.5 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 3 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 8.9 g |
| 2 tablespoons | 18 g |
| 3 tablespoons | 27 g |
| 4 tablespoons (¼ cup) | 36 g |
| Grams | US cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.07 cups | 1.1 tbsp |
| 25 g | 0.18 cups | 2.8 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.35 cups | 5.6 tbsp |
| 100 g | 0.7 cups | 11.3 tbsp |
| 125 g | 0.88 cups | 14.1 tbsp |
| 150 g | 1.06 cups | 16.9 tbsp |
| 200 g | 1.41 cups | 22.5 tbsp |
| 250 g | 1.76 cups | 28.2 tbsp |
| 300 g | 2.11 cups | 33.8 tbsp |
| 500 g | 3.52 cups | 56.3 tbsp |
| 1,000 g | 7.04 cups | 112.7 tbsp |
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 metric cup (250 ml) | 150 g |
| ½ metric cup | 75 g |
| 1 UK/metric tablespoon (15 ml) | 9 g |
| 1 Australian tablespoon (20 ml) | 12 g |
| 100 ml | 60 g |
A metric cup (250 ml, used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many Indian recipes) holds about 6% more than a US cup.
Whole and chopped nuts sit loosely, so a cup of chopped nuts weighs less than a cup of ground nuts. Dried fruit is loosely packed.
Also called: til.
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 sesame seeds weighs about 142 g (5 oz). A 250 ml metric cup weighs about 150 g.
1 level tablespoon of sesame seeds is about 8.9 g, and 1 teaspoon is about 3 g.
100 g of sesame seeds is about 0.7 cups, or 11.3 tablespoons.
A cup measures volume, not weight. Sesame Seeds is full of air between the particles, so a cup weighs much less than a cup of water (142 g vs 237 g).