Fruit & Vegetables
Convert ounces of fresh spinach to cups
One ounce of fresh spinach weighs about 0.945 cup, and half a ounce comes to roughly 0.472 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 oz of fresh spinach =
0.945 cup
About 0.945 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 224
- tbsp
- 15.1
Fresh Spinach: 30 g per US cup · USDA FoodData Central. Loosely packed raw leaves. Cooked and drained spinach jumps to about 180 g per cup.
Full fresh spinach chart →Fresh Spinach at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 30 grams per US cup (USDA FoodData Central).
- 1 cup
- 30 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 1.88 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 0.625 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 1.06 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 3.33 cups
- Density
- 0.13 g/ml
ounces to cups chart for fresh spinach
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| Ounces (weight) | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 oz | 0.472 cup | 7.56 tbsp | 112 ml |
| 1 oz | 0.945 cup | 15.1 tbsp | 224 ml |
| 2 oz | 1.89 cup | 30.2 tbsp | 447 ml |
| 3 oz | 2.83 cup | 45.4 tbsp | 671 ml |
| 4 oz | 3.78 cup | 60.5 tbsp | 894 ml |
| 5 oz | 4.72 cup | 75.6 tbsp | 1118 ml |
| 6 oz | 5.67 cup | 90.7 tbsp | 1341 ml |
| 8 oz | 7.56 cup | 121 tbsp | 1789 ml |
| 12 oz | 11.3 cup | 181 tbsp | 2683 ml |
| 16 oz | 15.1 cup | 242 tbsp | 3577 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat fresh spinach as 30 g per US customary cup, which works out to 0.127 g/ml. From there:
- Your ounces figure is converted into millilitres or grams using standard unit sizes (oz = 28.3 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 3 1/3 cups.
Measuring fresh spinach accurately
Loosely packed raw leaves. Cooked and drained spinach jumps to about 180 g per cup.
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 ounce of fresh spinach?
1 ounce of fresh spinach is 0.945 cup. This is based on a density of 30 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 ounces of fresh spinach?
2 ounces of fresh spinach is 1.89 cup, and 0.472 cup for half a ounce.
How much is 100 g of fresh spinach in cups?
100 g of fresh spinach is about 3 1/3 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 fresh spinach?
Loosely packed raw leaves. Cooked and drained spinach jumps to about 180 g per cup.
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.