Grains, Rice & Legumes

Black Beans (cooked) conversion chart

1 cup of black beans (cooked) = 172 g = 6.07 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

Ingredient

Amount

From

1 cup of black beans (cooked) =

172 g

oz: 6.07
kg: 0.172
lb: 0.379

1 cup: 172 g
1 tablespoon: 10.8 g
1 teaspoon: 3.58 g
1 cup in ounces: 6.07 oz
100 g in cups: 0.581 cups
Density: 0.73 g/ml

Measuring note

Drained and rinsed. A 15 oz can yields about 1 1/2 cups.

Source: USDA FoodData Central

Black Beans (cooked) cups to grams chart

US cups converted to grams, ounces and millilitres. Fractions are written the way recipes write them.

Black Beans (cooked) — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)	Grams	Ounces (weight)	Millilitres
1/8 cup	21.5 g	0.758 oz	29.6 ml
1/4 cup	43 g	1.52 oz	59.1 ml
1/3 cup	57.3 g	2.02 oz	78.9 ml
1/2 cup	86 g	3.03 oz	118 ml
2/3 cup	115 g	4.04 oz	158 ml
3/4 cup	129 g	4.55 oz	177 ml
1 cup	172 g	6.07 oz	237 ml
1 1/2 cup	258 g	9.1 oz	355 ml
2 cup	344 g	12.1 oz	473 ml
3 cup	516 g	18.2 oz	710 ml
4 cup	688 g	24.3 oz	946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 10.8 g · 1 tsp ≈ 3.58 g

Tablespoons (US)	Grams	Cups (US)
1 tbsp	10.8 g	0.063 cup
2 tbsp	21.5 g	0.125 cup
3 tbsp	32.3 g	0.188 cup
4 tbsp	43 g	0.25 cup
5 tbsp	53.8 g	0.313 cup
6 tbsp	64.5 g	0.375 cup
8 tbsp	86 g	0.5 cup
10 tbsp	108 g	0.625 cup
12 tbsp	129 g	0.75 cup
16 tbsp	172 g	1 cup

Grams back to cups

Useful when a metric recipe gives grams but you only own cups.

Grams	Cups (US)	Tablespoons (US)
10 g	0.058 cup	0.93 tbsp
25 g	0.145 cup	2.33 tbsp
50 g	0.291 cup	4.65 tbsp
75 g	0.436 cup	6.98 tbsp
100 g	0.581 cup	9.3 tbsp
125 g	0.727 cup	11.6 tbsp
150 g	0.872 cup	14 tbsp
200 g	1.16 cup	18.6 tbsp
250 g	1.45 cup	23.3 tbsp
500 g	2.91 cup	46.5 tbsp
1000 g	5.81 cup	93 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for black beans (cooked)

Working with black beans (cooked)

Black Beans (cooked) sits in the grains, rice & legumes group, where a cup lands in the same range as water, but the material still compacts differently depending on how you fill the cup. Drained and rinsed. A 15 oz can yields about 1 1/2 cups.

If you are converting a whole recipe rather than a single line, the Recipe to Metric converter matches every ingredient to its own density in one pass, and the Recipe Scaler resizes the batch first so you only convert once.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in a cup of black beans (cooked)?

One US cup of black beans (cooked) weighs about 172 grams (6.07 oz). Drained and rinsed. A 15 oz can yields about 1 1/2 cups.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of black beans (cooked)?

One US tablespoon holds about 10.8 g, and one teaspoon about 3.58 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of black beans (cooked)?

100 grams of black beans (cooked) is roughly 0.581 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for grains, rice & legumes.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 0.727 g/ml, based on USDA FoodData Central. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.