Grains, Rice & Legumes
Convert grams of pearl barley to cups
One gram of pearl barley weighs about 0.0050 cup, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.0025 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of pearl barley =
0.0050 cup
About 0 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 1.18
- tbsp
- 0.08
Pearl Barley: 200 g per US cup · USDA FoodData Central. Dense and free-flowing, one of the heavier dry grains by volume.
Full pearl barley chart →Pearl Barley at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 200 grams per US cup (USDA FoodData Central).
- 1 cup
- 200 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 12.5 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 4.17 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 7.05 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.5 cups
- Density
- 0.85 g/ml
grams to cups chart for pearl barley
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.05 cup | 0.8 tbsp | 11.8 ml |
| 25 g | 0.125 cup | 2 tbsp | 29.6 ml |
| 50 g | 0.25 cup | 4 tbsp | 59.1 ml |
| 75 g | 0.375 cup | 6 tbsp | 88.7 ml |
| 100 g | 0.5 cup | 8 tbsp | 118 ml |
| 125 g | 0.625 cup | 10 tbsp | 148 ml |
| 150 g | 0.75 cup | 12 tbsp | 177 ml |
| 200 g | 1 cup | 16 tbsp | 237 ml |
| 250 g | 1.25 cup | 20 tbsp | 296 ml |
| 500 g | 2.5 cup | 40 tbsp | 591 ml |
| 1000 g | 5 cup | 80 tbsp | 1183 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat pearl barley as 200 g per US customary cup, which works out to 0.845 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 1/2 cups.
Measuring pearl barley accurately
Dense and free-flowing, one of the heavier dry grains by volume.
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 pearl barley?
1 gram of pearl barley is 0.0050 cup. This is based on a density of 200 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 grams of pearl barley?
2 grams of pearl barley is 0.010 cup, and 0.0025 cup for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of pearl barley in cups?
100 g of pearl barley is about 1/2 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 pearl barley?
Dense and free-flowing, one of the heavier dry grains by volume.
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.