Leaveners, Salt & Spices
Convert grams of fine sea salt to cups
One gram of fine sea salt weighs about 0.0037 cup, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.0018 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of fine sea salt =
0.0037 cup
About 0 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 0.867
- tbsp
- 0.059
Fine Sea Salt: 273 g per US cup · NIST Handbook 133. Fine sea salt behaves like table salt. Flaky finishing salts are far lighter per spoon.
Full fine sea salt chart →Fine Sea Salt at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 273 grams per US cup (NIST Handbook 133).
- 1 cup
- 273 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 17.1 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 5.69 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 9.63 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.366 cups
- Density
- 1.15 g/ml
grams to cups chart for fine sea salt
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.037 cup | 0.586 tbsp | 8.67 ml |
| 25 g | 0.092 cup | 1.47 tbsp | 21.7 ml |
| 50 g | 0.183 cup | 2.93 tbsp | 43.3 ml |
| 75 g | 0.275 cup | 4.4 tbsp | 65 ml |
| 100 g | 0.366 cup | 5.86 tbsp | 86.7 ml |
| 125 g | 0.458 cup | 7.33 tbsp | 108 ml |
| 150 g | 0.549 cup | 8.79 tbsp | 130 ml |
| 200 g | 0.733 cup | 11.7 tbsp | 173 ml |
| 250 g | 0.916 cup | 14.7 tbsp | 217 ml |
| 500 g | 1.83 cup | 29.3 tbsp | 433 ml |
| 1000 g | 3.66 cup | 58.6 tbsp | 867 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat fine sea salt as 273 g per US customary cup, which works out to 1.154 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 3/8 cups.
Measuring fine sea salt accurately
Fine sea salt behaves like table salt. Flaky finishing salts are far lighter per spoon.
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 fine sea salt?
1 gram of fine sea salt is 0.0037 cup. This is based on a density of 273 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 grams of fine sea salt?
2 grams of fine sea salt is 0.0073 cup, and 0.0018 cup for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of fine sea salt in cups?
100 g of fine sea salt is about 3/8 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 fine sea salt?
Fine sea salt behaves like table salt. Flaky finishing salts are far lighter per spoon.
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.