Grams Per Cup

Ground Coffee: Cups to Grams

One US cup of ground coffee weighs about 82 grams (2.9 oz). Use the converter or the chart below for any amount.

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Ground Coffee
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Approximate values. Density varies with how the ingredient is packed, sifted, or measured.

Ground Coffee cups to grams chart

Amount Grams Ounces
1/8 cup ground coffee 10.3 g 0.4 oz
1/4 cup ground coffee 20.5 g 0.7 oz
1/3 cup ground coffee 27.3 g 1 oz
1/2 cup ground coffee 41 g 1.4 oz
2/3 cup ground coffee 54.7 g 1.9 oz
3/4 cup ground coffee 61.5 g 2.2 oz
1 cup ground coffee 82 g 2.9 oz
1 1/2 cups ground coffee 123 g 4.3 oz
2 cups ground coffee 164 g 5.8 oz
3 cups ground coffee 246 g 8.7 oz
1 tablespoon ground coffee 5.1 g 0.2 oz
1 teaspoon ground coffee 1.7 g 0.1 oz

Ground Coffee grams to cups

Working the other way? Since 1 cup of ground coffee is about 82 g, here is how common gram weights convert back to cups.

Grams Cups (approx)
50 g ground coffee 0.61 cups
100 g ground coffee 1.22 cups
125 g ground coffee 1.52 cups
150 g ground coffee 1.83 cups
200 g ground coffee 2.44 cups
250 g ground coffee 3.05 cups
500 g ground coffee 6.1 cups

Measuring ground coffee accurately

Medium-grind roasted coffee. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to get the same result every time is to weigh ground coffee on a kitchen scale and aim for the gram figure above. The conversions on this page are based on the US cup of about 236.6 ml.

FAQ

How many grams is 1 cup of ground coffee?
One US cup of ground coffee weighs about 82 grams (2.9 oz). Medium-grind roasted coffee.
How many grams is half a cup of ground coffee?
Half a US cup of ground coffee is about 41 grams.
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of ground coffee?
One tablespoon of ground coffee is about 5.1 grams, since a tablespoon is one sixteenth of a cup.

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