Cups to Grams / Ingredients / Cocoa powder, unsweetened
1 Cup Cocoa Powder in Grams (86 g)
1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder weighs 86 g (3.03 oz), according to USDA FoodData Central. That makes 1 tablespoon 5.4 g and 1 teaspoon 1.8 g.
Cocoa powder, unsweetened1 cup
86g
- Ounces
- 3.03 oz
- 1 tbsp
- 5.4 g
- 1 tsp
- 1.8 g
- Source
- USDA FDC #169593
Convert another amount of cocoa powder, unsweetened in the calculator, including grams back to cups.
Cocoa powder, unsweetened cups to grams chart
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 10.8 g | 0.38 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 21.5 g | 0.76 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 28.7 g | 1.01 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 43 g | 1.52 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 57.3 g | 2.02 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 64.5 g | 2.28 oz |
| 1 cup | 86 g | 3.03 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 129 g | 4.55 oz |
| 2 cups | 172 g | 6.07 oz |
| 3 cups | 258 g | 9.1 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 5.4 g | 0.19 oz |
| 2 tbsp | 10.8 g | 0.38 oz |
| 1 tsp | 1.8 g | 0.06 oz |
| 1/2 tsp | 0.9 g | 0.03 oz |
Each row is USDA’s 1-cup weight (86 g) times the amount. A tablespoon is 1/16 cup and a teaspoon is 1/48 cup, so 1 tbsp = 86 ÷ 16 = 5.4 g. Ounces are grams ÷ 28.3495. USDA also weighed small measures on their own (1 tbsp: 5.4 g). Those can differ from the cup-based rows by a few tenths of a gram because each weight is rounded.
Cocoa powder, unsweetened grams to cups
| Weight | Cups | Closest measure |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.29 | 1/4 cup + 2 tsp |
| 50 g | 0.58 | 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| 100 g | 1.16 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp + 1 3/4 tsp |
| 200 g | 2.33 | 2 1/4 cups + 1 tbsp + 3/4 tsp |
| 250 g | 2.91 | 2 3/4 cups + 2 tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp |
| 500 g | 5.81 | 5 3/4 cups + 1 tbsp |
Cups = grams ÷ 86. The last column rounds to the nearest 1/4 teaspoon using a standard set of cups and spoons.
What USDA lists for cocoa powder, unsweetened
| USDA portion | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 86 g | 3.03 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 5.4 g | 0.19 oz |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 169593: “Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened”, published 4/1/2019. Portion used for this page: “1 cup” = 86 g. Cups to spoons: USDA ARS measure equivalents (1 cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp).
Measuring cocoa powder, unsweetened by the cup
How the pieces are cut changes how many fit in a cup, so the cup weight depends on size. Weighing gives the same amount every time.