1 cup cocoa powder in grams
A US cup of unsweetened cocoa powder weighs 84 grams: type grams, cups or spoons and get the others.
84 g cocoa powder
1 cup
- 1 cup×1
US cup of 236.6 mL
How this is measured
1 US cup of cocoa powder weighs 84 g. Based on King Arthur's ingredient weight chart. Unsweetened cocoa powder.
Other values: America's Test Kitchen, cocoa powder, 85 g a cup: 0.988 cups (America's Test Kitchen lists 85 g (3 oz) for a cup of cocoa powder); USDA, unsweetened cocoa, 86 g a cup: 0.977 cups (USDA SR Legacy lists 86 g for a cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. None of the three says how the cup was filled); USDA, Dutch-process cocoa, 86 g a cup: 0.977 cups (Cocoa processed with alkali (Dutch-process): USDA lists the same 86 g as for natural cocoa).
How many grams in 1 cup of cocoa powder?
One US cup of unsweetened cocoa powder weighs 84 grams, or 2.96 ounces. King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists ½ cup of unsweetened cocoa at 42 grams, and the converter uses that weight, so 42 grams of cocoa powder is ½ cup and 168 grams is 2 cups.
Cocoa is light by the cup, lighter than all-purpose flour at 120 grams and much lighter than granulated sugar at 198 grams. Swapping cups for grams with a flour or sugar figure gives far too much cocoa.
Natural and Dutch-process cocoa
Other charts agree within two grams. America's Test Kitchen lists 85 grams for a cup of cocoa powder, and USDA lists 86 grams for unsweetened cocoa and the same 86 grams for cocoa processed with alkali (Dutch-process), so one value serves both in the converter. None of them says how the cup was filled:
Our value is the one the converter uses; the others are what other sources list for a US cup.
| Listed by | Grams in 1 US cup | Ounces | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| King ArthurOur value | 84 g | 2.96 oz | A |
| America's Test Kitchen, cocoa powder | 85 g | 3 oz | B |
| USDA, unsweetened cocoa | 86 g | 3.03 oz | C |
| USDA, Dutch-process cocoa | 86 g | 3.03 oz | C |
Sources: A — King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart; B — America's Test Kitchen baking conversion chart; C — USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy.
Black cocoa and cacao powder are not in our sources, and the converter does not give them cocoa's weight.
Cocoa powder cups to grams
US cup fractions of unsweetened cocoa powder in grams:
| Cups | Cocoa powder |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10.5 g |
| ¼ cup | 21 g |
| ⅓ cup | 28 g |
| ½ cup | 42 g |
| ⅔ cup | 56 g |
| ¾ cup | 63 g |
| 1 cup | 84 g |
| 1½ cups | 126 g |
| 2 cups | 168 g |
| 3 cups | 252 g |
| 4 cups | 336 g |
How many grams in a tablespoon of cocoa powder?
A level US tablespoon of cocoa powder weighs 5.25 grams and a teaspoon 1.75 grams. Recipes often give cocoa by the spoon; here are those amounts in grams:
Level US spoons: 3 teaspoons to the tablespoon, 16 tablespoons to the cup.
| Spoons | Cocoa powder |
|---|---|
| ½ tsp | 0.875 g |
| 1 tsp | 1.75 g |
| ½ tbsp | 2.63 g |
| 1 tbsp | 5.25 g |
| 2 tbsp | 10.5 g |
| 3 tbsp | 15.75 g |
| 4 tbsp | 21 g |
| 5 tbsp | 26.25 g |
| 6 tbsp | 31.5 g |
| 8 tbsp | 42 g |
Cocoa powder grams to cups chart
Gram amounts of cocoa powder as the cups and spoons to measure; ≈ marks the nearest measure:
US cups, as the cups and spoons to fill; ≈ marks the nearest measure.
| Grams | Cocoa powder |
|---|---|
| 5 g | ≈ 2 tsp + ½ tsp + ¼ tsp + ⅛ tsp |
| 10 g | ≈ 1 tbsp + 2 tsp + ½ tsp + ¼ tsp |
| 15 g | ≈ 2 tbsp + 2 tsp + ½ tsp |
| 20 g | ≈ 3 tbsp + 2 tsp + ½ tsp |
| 25 g | ≈ ¼ cup + 2 tsp |
| 30 g | ≈ ⅓ cup + 1 tsp |
| 40 g | ≈ ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| 42 g | ½ cup |
| 50 g | ≈ ½ cup + 1 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| 60 g | ≈ ⅔ cup + 2 tsp |
| 75 g | ≈ ¾ cup + 2 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| 84 g | 1 cup |
| 100 g | ≈ 1 cup + 3 tbsp |
| 125 g | ≈ 1½ cups |
| 150 g | ≈ 1¾ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 200 g | ≈ 2⅓ cups |
Measuring cocoa powder with a cup or a kitchen scale
None of our sources says how its cup of cocoa was filled, so a measuring cup filled another way can weigh more or less than the chart. That matters most in baking, where cocoa is a small, strong ingredient. A kitchen scale avoids the question: set it to zero with the bowl on it and spoon in 84 grams for each cup, or 5.25 grams for each tablespoon.
Questions
How much is 100 g of cocoa powder in cups?
≈ 1 cup + 3 tbsp; 50 grams is ≈ ½ cup + 1 tbsp + 2 tsp.
How much does 1/2 cup of cocoa powder weigh?
42 grams, King Arthur Baking's value. 1/4 cup is 21 grams, 1/3 cup 28 grams, 2/3 cup 56 grams and 3/4 cup 63 grams.
What is 25 g of cocoa powder in cups?
≈ ¼ cup + 2 tsp, or 4.76 tbsp.
How much cacao powder is in 1 cup?
We have no sourced cup weight for cacao powder, so we do not give one. For unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 cup is 84 grams.
How many tablespoons of cocoa are in 100 grams?
19.05 tbsp.
Sources
- 21 CFR 101.9 (US nutrition labeling)
- America's Test Kitchen baking conversion chart
- America's Test Kitchen, Baking Basics: Measuring Ingredients
- King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
- King Arthur Baking, How to measure flour
- Manufacturer's label serving size, as listed in USDA FoodData Central (Branded Foods)
- NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C
- NIST Special Publication 430, Household Weights and Measures
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy
- USDA Nutritive Value of Foods, Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72
- Weights and Measures Act 1985 (UK), Schedule 1
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