Jam or preserves cups to grams chart
1 US cup of jam or preserves weighs 340 g, or 12 oz. That is 142 g heavier than a cup of granulated sugar (198 g). The weight is from King Arthur Baking, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 85 | 3 |
⅓ cup | 113 | 4 |
½ cup | 170 | 6 |
⅔ cup | 227 | 8 |
¾ cup | 255 | 9 |
1 cup | 340 | 12 |
1 ½ cups | 510 | 18 |
2 cups | 680 | 24 |
Jam or preserves 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 | 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon | 0.15 |
100 g | ¼ cup plus 2 teaspoons | 0.29 |
125 g | ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.37 |
150 g | ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.44 |
200 g | ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon | 0.59 |
250 g | ¾ cup | 0.74 |
500 g | 1 ½ cups | 1.47 |
Jam or preserves in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of jam or preserves weighs 21 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 7 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.24 | 0.71 |
10 g | 0.47 | 1.41 |
15 g | 0.71 | 2 ⅛ |
25 g | 1.18 | 3 ½ |
50 g | 2 ⅓ | 7 |
100 g | 4 ⅔ | 14 |
How do you measure a cup of jam or preserves?
Press the jam or preserves into the cup so that no air pockets are left, then level the top.
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