Leaveners, Salt & Spices
Convert grams of table salt to cups
One gram of table salt weighs about 0.0034 cup, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.0017 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of table salt =
0.0034 cup
About 0 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 0.81
- tbsp
- 0.055
Table Salt: 292 g per US cup · NIST Handbook 133. 1 teaspoon = 6 g. Fine table salt is nearly twice as salty by volume as flaky kosher salt.
Full table salt chart →Table Salt at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 292 grams per US cup (NIST Handbook 133).
- 1 cup
- 292 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 18.3 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 6.08 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 10.3 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.342 cups
- Density
- 1.23 g/ml
grams to cups chart for table salt
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.034 cup | 0.548 tbsp | 8.1 ml |
| 25 g | 0.086 cup | 1.37 tbsp | 20.3 ml |
| 50 g | 0.171 cup | 2.74 tbsp | 40.5 ml |
| 75 g | 0.257 cup | 4.11 tbsp | 60.8 ml |
| 100 g | 0.342 cup | 5.48 tbsp | 81 ml |
| 125 g | 0.428 cup | 6.85 tbsp | 101 ml |
| 150 g | 0.514 cup | 8.22 tbsp | 122 ml |
| 200 g | 0.685 cup | 11 tbsp | 162 ml |
| 250 g | 0.856 cup | 13.7 tbsp | 203 ml |
| 500 g | 1.71 cup | 27.4 tbsp | 405 ml |
| 1000 g | 3.42 cup | 54.8 tbsp | 810 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat table salt as 292 g per US customary cup, which works out to 1.234 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 1/3 cups.
Measuring table salt accurately
1 teaspoon = 6 g. Fine table salt is nearly twice as salty by volume as flaky kosher salt.
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 table salt?
1 gram of table salt is 0.0034 cup. This is based on a density of 292 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 grams of table salt?
2 grams of table salt is 0.0068 cup, and 0.0017 cup for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of table salt in cups?
100 g of table salt is about 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 table salt?
1 teaspoon = 6 g. Fine table salt is nearly twice as salty by volume as flaky kosher salt.
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.