Table salt cups to grams chart
1 US cup of table salt weighs 288 g, or 10.2 oz. Among salt and leaveners a cup runs from 128 g of kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) to 288 g of table salt, so each one needs its own number. The weight is from King Arthur Baking, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 72 | 2.5 |
⅓ cup | 96 | 3.4 |
½ cup | 144 | 5.1 |
⅔ cup | 192 | 6.8 |
¾ cup | 216 | 7.6 |
1 cup | 288 | 10.2 |
1 ½ cups | 432 | 15.2 |
2 cups | 576 | 20.3 |
Table salt 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 2 ¼ teaspoons | 0.17 |
100 g | ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.35 |
125 g | ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.43 |
150 g | ½ cup plus 1 teaspoon | 0.52 |
200 g | ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.69 |
250 g | ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.87 |
500 g | 1 ¾ cups | 1 ¾ |
Table salt in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of table salt weighs 18 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 6 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.28 | 0.83 |
10 g | 0.56 | 1 ⅔ |
15 g | 0.83 | 2 ½ |
25 g | 1.39 | 4.17 |
50 g | 2 ¾ | 8 ⅓ |
100 g | 5 ½ | 16 ⅔ |
How do you measure a cup of table salt?
Fill the cup without pressing and level the top. How the table salt settles changes what a cup weighs, so for baking a scale is the surer measure.
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Salt and leaveners: Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal), Kosher salt (Morton), Baking powder, Baking soda, Instant yeast.
