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Cocoa powder: grams to cups and tablespoons

Table to convert Cocoa powder from grams to cups, tablespoons and teaspoons and vice versa, with a trick to remember the conversion by heart. 1 cup = 85 g, 1 tbsp = 5.3 g, 100 g = 1.18 cups.

Cup size

85 g

1 cup

5.3 g

1 tablespoon

1.8 g

1 teaspoon

1 ¼ (1.18)

100g in cups

The trick to remember it

Cocoa powder is the lightest on the list: 85g per cup and 5g per tablespoon.

Cocoa powder: grams to cups, tablespoons and teaspoons

GramsCupsTablespoonsTeaspoons
10 g0.121.885.65
20 g¼ (0.24)3.7611.29
25 g⅓ (0.29)4.7114.12
30 g⅓ (0.35)5.6516.94
50 g⅔ (0.59)9.4128.24
75 g1 (0.88)14.1242.35
100 g1 ¼ (1.18)18.8256.47
125 g1 ½ (1.47)23.5370.59
150 g1 ¾ (1.76)28.2484.71
200 g2 ⅓ (2.35)37.65112.94
250 g3 (2.94)47.06141.18
300 g3 ½ (3.53)56.47169.41
400 g4 ⅔ (4.71)75.29225.88
500 g6 (5.88)94.12282.35

Cocoa powder: cups to grams

MeasurementGrams
¼ cup21 g
cup28 g
½ cup43 g
cup57 g
¾ cup64 g
1 cup85 g
1 ½ cup128 g
2 cup170 g
1 tablespoon5.3 g
1 teaspoon1.8 g

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups are 100 g of Cocoa powder?

100 g of Cocoa powder is 1.18 cups, which is about 1 ¼ of a cup, because one cup of Cocoa powder weighs 85 g.

How many grams does one cup of Cocoa powder weigh?

A 240 ml US cup of Cocoa powder weighs 85 g. Half a cup is 43 g and a quarter cup is 21 g.

How many grams is one tablespoon of Cocoa powder?

A 15 ml tablespoon of Cocoa powder weighs 5.3 g and a 5 ml teaspoon weighs 1.8 g. Three teaspoons make one tablespoon and sixteen tablespoons make one cup.

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