Cups & Temps

How many grams in a cup of table salt?

One US cup of table salt weighs about 292 grams (10.3 oz). A tablespoon is about 18 g and a teaspoon about 6.1 g.

1 cup
292 gUSDA FDC SR Legacy 173468 'Salt, table': 1 cup = 292 g; 1…
1 tablespoon
18 g1/16 cup
1 teaspoon
6.1 g1/48 cup
100 grams
1/3 cup5.48 tablespoons

Weights from USDA FoodData Central and King Arthur Baking. Checked .

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292grams

1 cup of table salt = 292 grams

    Table salt cups to grams chart

    CupsGramsOunces
    1/8 cup36.5 g1.29 oz
    1/4 cup73 g2.57 oz
    1/3 cup97.3 g3.43 oz
    1/2 cup146 g5.15 oz
    2/3 cup195 g6.87 oz
    3/4 cup219 g7.72 oz
    1 cup292 g10.3 oz
    1 1/2 cups438 g15.4 oz
    2 cups584 g20.6 oz
    3 cups876 g30.9 oz
    4 cups1,168 g41.2 oz

    Table salt grams to cups

    GramsCupsTablespoons
    25 g0.0856 cups1.37 tbsp
    50 g0.171 cups2.74 tbsp
    100 g0.342 cups ≈ 1/3 cup5.48 tbsp
    125 g0.428 cups6.85 tbsp
    150 g0.514 cups8.22 tbsp
    200 g0.685 cups11 tbsp
    250 g0.856 cups13.7 tbsp
    300 g1.03 cups16.4 tbsp
    400 g1.37 cups ≈ 1 3/8 cup21.9 tbsp
    500 g1.71 cups27.4 tbsp
    1000 g3.42 cups54.8 tbsp

    How we got 292 g

    USDA FDC SR Legacy 173468 'Salt, table': 1 cup = 292 g; 1 tbsp = 18 g; 1 tsp = 6 g.

    • King Arthur (1 tbsp = 18 g, x16): 288 g per cup

    Dense fine cubic crystals; little method variation.

    tsp grams: 6; tbsp grams: 18

    Questions people ask

    1 tablespoon salt in grams?

    About 18 g in 1 tablespoon of table salt.

    1 tsp in grams salt?

    About 6.1 g in 1 teaspoon of table salt.

    How many cups is 100 grams of table salt?

    About 0.342 cups (5.48 tablespoons).

    How many grams is 1/2 cup of table salt?

    About 146 grams.

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