Cocoa powder: grams to cups

One US cup of cocoa powder, unsweetened weighs about 86 grams, so 100 grams is about 1.16 US cups (18.6 tablespoons).

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Common amounts

US measuring cups, about 236.6 mL each.

Cocoa powder, unsweetened

About 1.16 US cups

18.6 US tablespoons.

One US cup of cocoa powder, unsweetened weighs about 86 grams.

1.163 US cups
Cup scale: 2 US cups
Scale: 100 g

Use unsweetened cocoa powder, not sweetened drinking chocolate.

Common amounts of cocoa powder

50 grams of cocoa powder

About 0.58 US cups (9.3 tablespoons).

100 grams of cocoa powder

About 1.16 US cups (18.6 tablespoons).

200 grams of cocoa powder

About 2.33 US cups (37.21 tablespoons).

250 grams of cocoa powder

About 2.91 US cups (46.51 tablespoons).

Cocoa powder grams to cups

Cocoa powder, unsweetened; cup amounts are estimates
GramsUS cupsTablespoons
25 g0.294.65
50 g0.589.3
75 g0.8713.95
100 g1.1618.6
125 g1.4523.26
150 g1.7427.91
200 g2.3337.21
250 g2.9146.51
300 g3.4955.81
400 g4.6574.42
500 g5.8193.02

Cocoa powder cups to grams

Cocoa powder, unsweetened; one US cup is about 86 g
US cupsGramsOunces by weight
1/810.75 g0.38
1/421.5 g0.76
1/328.67 g1.01
1/243 g1.52
2/357.33 g2.02
3/464.5 g2.28
186 g3.03
1 1/2129 g4.55
2172 g6.07
3258 g9.1
4344 g12.13

Measuring cocoa powder by the cup

Use unsweetened cocoa powder, not sweetened drinking chocolate.

Level dry ingredients with a flat edge instead of leaving a heap, and read liquids on a flat surface at eye level. When a recipe gives grams, a kitchen scale is the surest way to match it.

Cup weight: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy release 2018-04, FDC ID 169593 (Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened).

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