Cornmeal cups to grams chart
1 US cup of cornmeal weighs 156 g, or 5.5 oz. That is 36 g heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (120 g), so swapping one for the other cup for cup changes the weight in the bowl. The weight is from King Arthur Baking, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 39 | 1.4 |
⅓ cup | 52 | 1.8 |
½ cup | 78 | 2.8 |
⅔ cup | 104 | 3.7 |
¾ cup | 117 | 4.1 |
1 cup | 156 | 5.5 |
1 ½ cups | 234 | 8.3 |
2 cups | 312 | 11 |
Cornmeal grams to cups chart
The closest measure you can scoop with cups and spoons, and the exact amount in cups.
Grams | Kitchen measure | Cups |
|---|---|---|
50 g | ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon | 0.32 |
100 g | ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.64 |
125 g | ¾ cup plus 2 teaspoons | 0.8 |
150 g | ¾ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.96 |
200 g | 1 ¼ cups plus 2 teaspoons | 1.28 |
250 g | 1 ½ cups plus 2 tablespoons | 1.6 |
500 g | 3 ¼ cups | 3.21 |
Cornmeal in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of cornmeal weighs 10 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 3.5 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.51 | 1.54 |
10 g | 1.03 | 3.08 |
15 g | 1.54 | 4 ⅝ |
25 g | 2.56 | 7 ⅔ |
50 g | 5.13 | 15 ½ |
100 g | 10 ⅓ | 31 |
How do you measure a cup of cornmeal?
Fill the cup without pressing and level the top. How the cornmeal settles changes what a cup weighs, so for baking a scale is the surer measure.
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