Polenta cups to grams chart
1 US cup of polenta (coarse cornmeal, uncooked) weighs 163 g, or 5.7 oz. That is 35 g lighter than a cup of uncooked rice (198 g). The weight is from King Arthur Baking, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 41 | 1.4 |
⅓ cup | 54 | 1.9 |
½ cup | 82 | 2.9 |
⅔ cup | 109 | 3.8 |
¾ cup | 122 | 4.3 |
1 cup | 163 | 5.7 |
1 ½ cups | 245 | 8.6 |
2 cups | 326 | 11.5 |
Polenta 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 | 0.31 |
100 g | ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.61 |
125 g | ¾ cup plus 1 teaspoon | 0.77 |
150 g | ¾ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.92 |
200 g | 1 ¼ cups | 1.23 |
250 g | 1 ½ cups plus 2 teaspoons | 1.53 |
500 g | 3 cups plus 1 tablespoon | 3.07 |
Polenta in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of polenta weighs 10 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 3.5 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.49 | 1.47 |
10 g | 0.98 | 2.94 |
15 g | 1.47 | 4 ⅜ |
25 g | 2.45 | 7 ⅓ |
50 g | 4.91 | 14 ⅔ |
100 g | 9 ¾ | 29 ½ |
How do you measure a cup of polenta?
The weight here is for polenta, coarse cornmeal, uncooked. Fill the cup without pressing and level the top. Pieces of another size settle differently, so a cup can weigh a little more or less.
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