Leaveners, Salt & Spices
Fine Sea Salt conversion chart
1 cup of fine sea salt = 273 g = 9.63 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.
1 cup of fine sea salt =
273 g
- oz
- 9.63
- kg
- 0.273
- lb
- 0.602
- 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
Measuring note
Fine sea salt behaves like table salt. Flaky finishing salts are far lighter per spoon.
Source: NIST Handbook 133
Fine Sea Salt cups to grams chart
US cups converted to grams, ounces and millilitres. Fractions are written the way recipes write them.
| Cups (US) | Grams | Ounces (weight) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 34.1 g | 1.2 oz | 29.6 ml |
| 1/4 cup | 68.3 g | 2.41 oz | 59.1 ml |
| 1/3 cup | 91 g | 3.21 oz | 78.9 ml |
| 1/2 cup | 137 g | 4.81 oz | 118 ml |
| 2/3 cup | 182 g | 6.42 oz | 158 ml |
| 3/4 cup | 205 g | 7.22 oz | 177 ml |
| 1 cup | 273 g | 9.63 oz | 237 ml |
| 1 1/2 cup | 410 g | 14.4 oz | 355 ml |
| 2 cup | 546 g | 19.3 oz | 473 ml |
| 3 cup | 819 g | 28.9 oz | 710 ml |
| 4 cup | 1092 g | 38.5 oz | 946 ml |
Tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tbsp ≈ 17.1 g · 1 tsp ≈ 5.69 g
| Tablespoons (US) | Grams | Cups (US) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 17.1 g | 0.063 cup |
| 2 tbsp | 34.1 g | 0.125 cup |
| 3 tbsp | 51.2 g | 0.188 cup |
| 4 tbsp | 68.3 g | 0.25 cup |
| 5 tbsp | 85.3 g | 0.313 cup |
| 6 tbsp | 102 g | 0.375 cup |
| 8 tbsp | 137 g | 0.5 cup |
| 10 tbsp | 171 g | 0.625 cup |
| 12 tbsp | 205 g | 0.75 cup |
| 16 tbsp | 273 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 | 0.037 cup | 0.586 tbsp |
| 25 g | 0.092 cup | 1.47 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.183 cup | 2.93 tbsp |
| 75 g | 0.275 cup | 4.4 tbsp |
| 100 g | 0.366 cup | 5.86 tbsp |
| 125 g | 0.458 cup | 7.33 tbsp |
| 150 g | 0.549 cup | 8.79 tbsp |
| 200 g | 0.733 cup | 11.7 tbsp |
| 250 g | 0.916 cup | 14.7 tbsp |
| 500 g | 1.83 cup | 29.3 tbsp |
| 1000 g | 3.66 cup | 58.6 tbsp |
Single-conversion pages for fine sea salt
Working with fine sea salt
Fine Sea Salt sits in the leaveners, salt & spices group, where the ingredient is denser than water, so a cup weighs more than 240 g and volume errors translate into large weight errors. Fine sea salt behaves like table salt. Flaky finishing salts are far lighter per spoon.
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 fine sea salt?
One US cup of fine sea salt weighs about 273 grams (9.63 oz). Fine sea salt behaves like table salt. Flaky finishing salts are far lighter per spoon.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of fine sea salt?
One US tablespoon holds about 17.1 g, and one teaspoon about 5.69 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.
How many cups is 100 g of fine sea salt?
100 grams of fine sea salt is roughly 0.366 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 1.154 g/ml, based on NIST Handbook 133. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.