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Cream of Tartar conversion chart

1 cup of cream of tartar = 144 g = 5.08 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

1 cup of cream of tartar =

144 g

oz
5.08
kg
0.144
lb
0.317
1 cup
144 g
1 tablespoon
9 g
1 teaspoon
3 g
1 cup in ounces
5.08 oz
100 g in cups
0.694 cups
Density
0.61 g/ml

Measuring note

1 teaspoon = 3 g. Usually used in fractions of a teaspoon, so a scale that reads 0.1 g helps.

Source: NIST Handbook 133

Cream of Tartar cups to grams chart

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

Cream of Tartar — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)GramsOunces (weight)Millilitres
1/8 cup18 g0.635 oz29.6 ml
1/4 cup36 g1.27 oz59.1 ml
1/3 cup48 g1.69 oz78.9 ml
1/2 cup72 g2.54 oz118 ml
2/3 cup96 g3.39 oz158 ml
3/4 cup108 g3.81 oz177 ml
1 cup144 g5.08 oz237 ml
1 1/2 cup216 g7.62 oz355 ml
2 cup288 g10.2 oz473 ml
3 cup432 g15.2 oz710 ml
4 cup576 g20.3 oz946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 9 g · 1 tsp ≈ 3 g

Tablespoons (US)GramsCups (US)
1 tbsp9 g0.063 cup
2 tbsp18 g0.125 cup
3 tbsp27 g0.188 cup
4 tbsp36 g0.25 cup
5 tbsp45 g0.313 cup
6 tbsp54 g0.375 cup
8 tbsp72 g0.5 cup
10 tbsp90 g0.625 cup
12 tbsp108 g0.75 cup
16 tbsp144 g1 cup

Grams back to cups

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

GramsCups (US)Tablespoons (US)
10 g0.069 cup1.11 tbsp
25 g0.174 cup2.78 tbsp
50 g0.347 cup5.56 tbsp
75 g0.521 cup8.33 tbsp
100 g0.694 cup11.1 tbsp
125 g0.868 cup13.9 tbsp
150 g1.04 cup16.7 tbsp
200 g1.39 cup22.2 tbsp
250 g1.74 cup27.8 tbsp
500 g3.47 cup55.6 tbsp
1000 g6.94 cup111 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for cream of tartar

Working with cream of tartar

Cream of Tartar sits in the leaveners, salt & spices group, where a cup lands in the same range as water, but the material still compacts differently depending on how you fill the cup. 1 teaspoon = 3 g. Usually used in fractions of a teaspoon, so a scale that reads 0.1 g helps.

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 cream of tartar?

One US cup of cream of tartar weighs about 144 grams (5.08 oz). 1 teaspoon = 3 g. Usually used in fractions of a teaspoon, so a scale that reads 0.1 g helps.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of cream of tartar?

One US tablespoon holds about 9 g, and one teaspoon about 3 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of cream of tartar?

100 grams of cream of tartar is roughly 0.694 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for leaveners, salt & spices.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 0.609 g/ml, based on NIST Handbook 133. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.

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