Dry pasta cups to grams chart
1 US cup of dry pasta (short shapes such as penne or rotini) weighs 95 g, or 3.4 oz. That is 103 g lighter than a cup of uncooked rice (198 g). The weight is from USDA FoodData Central, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 24 | 0.8 |
⅓ cup | 32 | 1.1 |
½ cup | 48 | 1.7 |
⅔ cup | 63 | 2.2 |
¾ cup | 71 | 2.5 |
1 cup | 95 | 3.4 |
1 ½ cups | 143 | 5 |
2 cups | 190 | 6.7 |
Dry pasta 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 | ½ cup plus 1 teaspoon | 0.53 |
100 g | 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon | 1.05 |
125 g | 1 ⅓ cups | 1.32 |
150 g | 1 ½ cups plus 1 tablespoon | 1.58 |
200 g | 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons | 2.11 |
250 g | 2 ⅔ cups | 2.63 |
500 g | 5 ¼ cups | 5 ¼ |
Dry pasta in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of dry pasta weighs 6 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 2 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.84 | 2.53 |
10 g | 1.68 | 5.05 |
15 g | 2.53 | 7 ⅝ |
25 g | 4 ¼ | 12 ⅔ |
50 g | 8 ½ | 25 ½ |
100 g | 17 | 51 |
How do you measure a cup of dry pasta?
Fill the cup without pressing and level the top as well as the shapes allow. The weight here is for short shapes such as penne or rotini. Small elbows pack closer, at 122 g a cup, and shells leave more air, at 64 g, so for pasta a scale is the surer measure.
More conversions
All 103 ingredients in one place: the cups to grams converter.
Starting from a weight: the grams to cups converter.
Small amounts: grams to tablespoons and teaspoons.
How much to cook: the pasta per person calculator.
Grains and crumbs: Dry elbow macaroni, Cooked pasta, Rolled oats, Rice, Quinoa.
