Kosher salt (Morton) cups to grams chart
1 US cup of kosher salt (Morton) weighs 256 g, or 9 oz. That is 32 g lighter than a cup of table salt (288 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 | 64 | 2.3 |
⅓ cup | 85 | 3 |
½ cup | 128 | 4.5 |
⅔ cup | 171 | 6 |
¾ cup | 192 | 6.8 |
1 cup | 256 | 9 |
1 ½ cups | 384 | 13.5 |
2 cups | 512 | 18.1 |
Kosher salt (Morton) 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 | 3 tablespoons plus ¼ teaspoon | 0.2 |
100 g | ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.39 |
125 g | ½ cup | 0.49 |
150 g | ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon | 0.59 |
200 g | ¾ cup plus 1 teaspoon | 0.78 |
250 g | 1 cup | 0.98 |
500 g | 1 ¾ cups plus 3 tablespoons | 1.95 |
Kosher salt (Morton) in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of kosher salt (Morton) weighs 16 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 5 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.31 | 0.94 |
10 g | 0.63 | 1 ⅞ |
15 g | 0.94 | 2.81 |
25 g | 1.56 | 4 ⅔ |
50 g | 3.13 | 9 ⅓ |
100 g | 6 ¼ | 18 ⅔ |
How do you measure a cup of kosher salt (Morton)?
Fill the cup without pressing and level the top. How the kosher salt (Morton) settles changes what a cup weighs, so for baking a scale is the surer measure.
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