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Table salt grams to cups
One US cup of table salt weighs 292 g, a tablespoon 18 g and a teaspoon 6 g. So 100 g of table salt is heaping ⅓ cup (0.342 cups).
100 grams of table salt = 0.342 cups
Measure it: heaping ⅓ cup
Table salt grams to cups chart
| Grams | US cups | How to measure | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.086 | heaping 1 tbsp + 1 tsp | 1.37 |
| 50 g | 0.171 | 2 tbsp + 2 ¼ tsp | 2.74 |
| 75 g | 0.257 | heaping ¼ cup | 4.11 |
| 100 g | 0.342 | heaping ⅓ cup | 5.48 |
| 125 g | 0.428 | scant ¼ cup + 3 tbsp | 6.85 |
| 150 g | 0.514 | heaping ½ cup | 8.22 |
| 200 g | 0.685 | ½ cup + 3 tbsp | 11 |
| 250 g | 0.856 | ⅔ cup + 3 tbsp | 13.7 |
| 300 g | 1.03 | heaping 1 cup | 16.4 |
| 400 g | 1.37 | 1 ¼ cups + 2 tbsp | 21.9 |
| 500 g | 1.71 | scant 1 ¾ cups | 27.4 |
| 1000 g | 3.42 | 3 ¼ cups + 3 tbsp | 54.8 |
Cups of table salt to grams
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 36.5 g | 1.29 oz |
| ¼ cup | 73 g | 2.58 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 97.3 g | 3.43 oz |
| ½ cup | 146 g | 5.15 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 195 g | 6.87 oz |
| ¾ cup | 219 g | 7.73 oz |
| 1 cup | 292 g | 10.3 oz |
| 1½ cups | 438 g | 15.5 oz |
| 2 cups | 584 g | 20.6 oz |
| 3 cups | 876 g | 30.9 oz |
| 4 cups | 1,168 g | 41.2 oz |
Where 292 g comes from
USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Salt, table” = 292 g. FDC 173468
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart (“Salt (table)”): 288 g per cup. Chart
This page uses 292 g (USDA). The two sources differ by 4 g (1.37%): that gap is about how firmly the cup is filled, not an error in either.
Table salt weighs 6 g a teaspoon and 18 g a tablespoon (USDA and King Arthur agree). Kosher salt is much lighter: Diamond Crystal is only 8 g a tablespoon, so swapping salts by volume can double the saltiness.
How to measure table salt by the cup
Stir it to loosen, spoon it into a dry measuring cup until heaped, then sweep the top level with the back of a knife. Do not tap or press the cup.
In the UK and Australia: fine table salt. Metric cups there hold 250 ml, so a metric cup of table salt weighs about 309 g.
Questions
How many cups is 100 g of table salt?
heaping ⅓ cup (0.342 cups), measured the spoon-and-level way.
How many grams is 1 cup of table salt?
292 g according to USDA FoodData Central; King Arthur's chart says 288 g.
How many grams in a tablespoon of table salt?
About 18 g; a teaspoon is 6 g.
How many cups is 500 g of table salt?
scant 1 ¾ cups (1.71 cups).