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Salt: grams to cups and tablespoons

Table to convert Salt from grams to cups, tablespoons and teaspoons and vice versa, with a trick to remember the conversion by heart. 1 cup = 292 g, 1 tbsp = 18 g, 100 g = 0.34 cups.

Cup size

292 g

1 cup

18 g

1 tablespoon

6.1 g

1 teaspoon

⅓ (0.34)

100g in cups

The trick to remember it

Fine salt is heavy: about 290g per cup, 18g per tablespoon and 6g per teaspoon.

Salt: grams to cups, tablespoons and teaspoons

GramsCupsTablespoonsTeaspoons
10 g0.030.551.64
20 g0.071.13.29
25 g0.091.374.11
30 g0.11.644.93
50 g¼ (0.17)2.748.22
75 g¼ (0.26)4.1112.33
100 g⅓ (0.34)5.4816.44
125 g½ (0.43)6.8520.55
150 g½ (0.51)8.2224.66
200 g⅔ (0.68)10.9632.88
250 g¾ (0.86)13.741.1
300 g1 (1.03)16.4449.32
400 g1 ⅓ (1.37)21.9265.75
500 g1 ¾ (1.71)27.482.19

Salt: cups to grams

MeasurementGrams
¼ cup73 g
cup97 g
½ cup146 g
cup195 g
¾ cup219 g
1 cup292 g
1 ½ cup438 g
2 cup584 g
1 tablespoon18 g
1 teaspoon6.1 g

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups are 100 g of Salt?

100 g of Salt is 0.34 cups, which is about ⅓ of a cup, because one cup of Salt weighs 292 g.

How many grams does one cup of Salt weigh?

A 240 ml US cup of Salt weighs 292 g. Half a cup is 146 g and a quarter cup is 73 g.

How many grams is one tablespoon of Salt?

A 15 ml tablespoon of Salt weighs 18 g and a 5 ml teaspoon weighs 6.1 g. Three teaspoons make one tablespoon and sixteen tablespoons make one cup.

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