Quinoa cups to grams chart
1 US cup of quinoa (uncooked) weighs 177 g, or 6.2 oz. That is 21 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 | 44 | 1.6 |
⅓ cup | 59 | 2.1 |
½ cup | 89 | 3.1 |
⅔ cup | 118 | 4.2 |
¾ cup | 133 | 4.7 |
1 cup | 177 | 6.2 |
1 ½ cups | 266 | 9.4 |
2 cups | 354 | 12.5 |
Quinoa 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 2 teaspoons | 0.28 |
100 g | ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon | 0.56 |
125 g | ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.71 |
150 g | ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.85 |
200 g | 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons | 1.13 |
250 g | 1 ¼ cups plus 3 tablespoons | 1.41 |
500 g | 2 ¾ cups plus 1 tablespoon | 2.82 |
Quinoa in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of quinoa weighs 11 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 3.5 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.45 | 1.36 |
10 g | 0.9 | 2.71 |
15 g | 1.36 | 4.07 |
25 g | 2 ¼ | 6 ¾ |
50 g | 4 ½ | 13 ½ |
100 g | 9 | 27 |
How do you measure a cup of quinoa?
The weight here is for quinoa, 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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