Leaveners, Salt & Spices
Convert ounces of table salt to cups
One ounce of table salt weighs about 0.097 cup, and half a ounce comes to roughly 0.049 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 oz of table salt =
0.097 cup
About 1/8 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 23
- tbsp
- 1.55
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
ounces to cups chart for table salt
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| Ounces (weight) | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 oz | 0.049 cup | 0.777 tbsp | 11.5 ml |
| 1 oz | 0.097 cup | 1.55 tbsp | 23 ml |
| 2 oz | 0.194 cup | 3.11 tbsp | 45.9 ml |
| 3 oz | 0.291 cup | 4.66 tbsp | 68.9 ml |
| 4 oz | 0.388 cup | 6.21 tbsp | 91.9 ml |
| 5 oz | 0.485 cup | 7.77 tbsp | 115 ml |
| 6 oz | 0.583 cup | 9.32 tbsp | 138 ml |
| 8 oz | 0.777 cup | 12.4 tbsp | 184 ml |
| 12 oz | 1.17 cup | 18.6 tbsp | 276 ml |
| 16 oz | 1.55 cup | 24.9 tbsp | 368 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 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 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 ounce of table salt?
1 ounce of table salt is 0.097 cup. This is based on a density of 292 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 ounces of table salt?
2 ounces of table salt is 0.194 cup, and 0.049 cup for half a ounce.
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.