Dry elbow macaroni cups to grams chart
1 US cup of dry elbow macaroni weighs 122 g, or 4.3 oz. That is 27 g heavier than a cup of dry pasta (95 g). The weight is from USDA FoodData Central, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 30 | 1.1 |
⅓ cup | 41 | 1.4 |
½ cup | 61 | 2.2 |
⅔ cup | 81 | 2.9 |
¾ cup | 91 | 3.2 |
1 cup | 122 | 4.3 |
1 ½ cups | 183 | 6.5 |
2 cups | 244 | 8.6 |
Dry elbow macaroni 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 3 tablespoons | 0.41 |
100 g | ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon | 0.82 |
125 g | 1 cup plus 1 teaspoon | 1.02 |
150 g | 1 ¼ cups | 1.23 |
200 g | 1 ⅔ cups | 1.64 |
250 g | 2 cups plus 2 teaspoons | 2.05 |
500 g | 4 cups plus 2 tablespoons | 4.1 |
Dry elbow macaroni in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of dry elbow macaroni weighs 8 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 2.5 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.66 | 1.97 |
10 g | 1.31 | 3.93 |
15 g | 1.97 | 5 ⅞ |
25 g | 3 ¼ | 9 ¾ |
50 g | 6 ½ | 19 ½ |
100 g | 13 | 39 |
How do you measure a cup of dry elbow macaroni?
Fill the cup without pressing and level the top. Elbows are small and pack close, so a cup weighs more than a cup of larger shapes: penne and rotini weigh about 95 g a cup.
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