Chocolate & Cocoa
Convert grams of chocolate chips to cups
One gram of chocolate chips weighs about 0.0059 cup, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.0029 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of chocolate chips =
0.0059 cup
About 0 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 1.39
- tbsp
- 0.094
Chocolate Chips: 170 g per US cup · USDA FoodData Central. Standard chips. Mini chips pack denser at about 185 g per cup, chunks slightly lighter.
Full chocolate chips chart →Chocolate Chips at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 170 grams per US cup (USDA FoodData Central).
- 1 cup
- 170 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 10.6 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 3.54 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 6 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.588 cups
- Density
- 0.72 g/ml
grams to cups chart for chocolate chips
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.059 cup | 0.941 tbsp | 13.9 ml |
| 25 g | 0.147 cup | 2.35 tbsp | 34.8 ml |
| 50 g | 0.294 cup | 4.71 tbsp | 69.6 ml |
| 75 g | 0.441 cup | 7.06 tbsp | 104 ml |
| 100 g | 0.588 cup | 9.41 tbsp | 139 ml |
| 125 g | 0.735 cup | 11.8 tbsp | 174 ml |
| 150 g | 0.882 cup | 14.1 tbsp | 209 ml |
| 200 g | 1.18 cup | 18.8 tbsp | 278 ml |
| 250 g | 1.47 cup | 23.5 tbsp | 348 ml |
| 500 g | 2.94 cup | 47.1 tbsp | 696 ml |
| 1000 g | 5.88 cup | 94.1 tbsp | 1392 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat chocolate chips as 170 g per US customary cup, which works out to 0.719 g/ml. From there:
- Your grams figure is converted into millilitres or grams using standard unit sizes (g = 1 g).
- The density above bridges volume and weight in whichever direction you need.
- The result is rounded the way a cook would round it — to the nearest gram, or to a usable fraction such as 5/8 cups.
Measuring chocolate chips accurately
Standard chips. Mini chips pack denser at about 185 g per cup, chunks slightly lighter.
If a recipe matters to you — bread, macarons, anything with a tight hydration or ratio — weigh it. A £10 digital scale removes the single largest source of variation in home baking, and it is faster than washing three measuring cups.
When cups are fine
- Liquids measured in a proper jug, where volume is the honest unit anyway.
- Forgiving savoury cooking: soups, stews, stir-fries, marinades.
- Small amounts of leaveners and spices, as long as you use level spoons.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in 1 gram of chocolate chips?
1 gram of chocolate chips is 0.0059 cup. This is based on a density of 170 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 grams of chocolate chips?
2 grams of chocolate chips is 0.012 cup, and 0.0029 cup for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of chocolate chips in cups?
100 g of chocolate chips is about 5/8 cups. Weight is always the more reliable measurement, so use a scale when the recipe gives grams.
Why do other sites give a different number for chocolate chips?
Standard chips. Mini chips pack denser at about 185 g per cup, chunks slightly lighter.
Do UK and Australian cups give the same result?
No. A US customary cup is 236.6 ml, a metric cup used in Australia and New Zealand is 250 ml, and an old UK imperial cup is 284 ml. Our default is the US cup, but you can pick metric cups in the converter.