Weight, Volume, Temperature – Flexitarian Kitchen

Multiply ounces by 28.35 for an approximation of grams. Values are rounded to keep them practical.

Tsp / oz	Pounds (lbs)	Grams / kg
1/32 tsp		smidgen
1/16 tsp		pinch
1/8 tsp		dash
1/6 oz		5 g
1/4 oz		7 g
1/2 oz		15 g
1 oz		30 g
2 oz		60 g
3 oz		85 g
4 oz	1/4 lb	115 g
5 oz		140 g
6 oz		170 g
8 oz	1/2 lb	225 g
9 oz		250 g
10 oz		285 g
12 oz	3/4 lb	340 g
14 oz		400 g
16 oz	1 lb	450 g
20 oz	1 1/4 lbs	560 g
24 oz	1 1/2 lbs	675 g
28 oz	1 3/4 lbs	800 g
32 oz	2 lbs	900 g
	2 1/2 lbs	1 3/4 kg
	3 lbs	1 kg 350 g
	3 1/2 lbs	1 1/2 kg
	4 lbs	1 kg 800 g
	4 1/2 lbs	2 kg

In the US, recipe ingredients are often measured by volume. The rest of the world favors weight. Since food items vary in density, there’s no simple formula — use this table instead.

Ingredient	Cups / tsp / Tbsp	Oz (approx.)	Grams (approx.)
Almonds (sliced)	1/2 cup	1 1/2	43
Almonds (slivered)	1/2 cup	2	57
Almonds (whole, unblanched)	1 cup	5	142
Almonds (ground, unblanched)	1 cup	4.2	120
Almond Flour (normal or toasted)	1 cup	3 3/8	96
Almond Paste (packed)	1 cup	9 1/8	259
Apples (dried, diced)	1 cup	3	85
Apples (raw, peeled, sliced)	1 cup	4	113
Apricots (dried, diced)	1/2 cup	2 1/4	64
Artichoke Hearts (frozen or canned and drained)	1 cup	5 5/8	170
Arugula (loosely packed)	1 cup	1 3/4	50
Arugula / Rocket (1 bunch, loosely packed)	3 1/2 cups	6 1/8	175
Asparagus (raw, cut in pieces)	1 cup	4.4	125
Bacon (smoked or air-dried, sliced or cubed)	1 cup	5	140
Baking Powder	1 teaspoon		4
Baking Soda	1/2 teaspoon		3
Bananas (mashed)	1 cup	8	227
Barley (cooked)	1 cup	7 5/8	215
Barley (pearled)	1 cup	7 1/2	213
Basil Leaves (chopped)	1 cup	1	28
Basil Pesto	2 tablespoons	1	28
Beans (cooked, drained)	1 cup	9	255
Beans (dry or frozen)	1 cup	7	200
Beansprouts	1 cup	4	113
Beets (raw, sliced, diced or grated)	1 cup	5.3	150
Berries (frozen)	1 cup	5	142
Blueberries (dried)	1 cup	5 1/2	156
Blueberries (fresh)	1 cup	6	170
Bread Crumbs (dried)	1/4 cup	1	28
Bread Crumbs (Panko)	1 cup	1 3/4	50
Bread Crumbs (fresh)	1 cup	1 1/2	43
Bread Flour	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Broccoli (broken into florets)	1 cup	6	175
Bulgur	1 cup	5 3/8	152
Butter	1/2 cup / 1 stick	4	113
Buttermilk	1 cup	8	227
Cabbage (raw, shredded, sliced or chopped)	1 cup	3.5	100
Capers (rinsed)	1/4 cup	1 1/2	43
Caraway Seeds	2 tablespoons	5/8	18
Cashews (chopped)	1 cup	4	113
Cashews (whole)	1 cup	4	113
Carrots (grated)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Carrots (cooked and puréed)	1 cup	9	255
Carrots (diced)	1 cup	5	140
Cauliflower (florets)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Celery (diced)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Cereal	1 cup	7 1/4	205
Cheese (Cheddar, Jack, Mozzarella, Swiss, grated)	1 cup	4	113
Cheese (Cream or Soft Cheese)	1 cup	8	227
Cheese (Parmesan, Pecorino, Romano, grated)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Cherries (dried)	1 cup	5	142
Cherries (candied)	1/4 cup	1 3/4	50
Cherries (frozen)	1 cup	4	113
Chicken (pieces, cooked, shredded)	1 cup	4 3/8	125
Chickpea Flour	1 cup	3	85
Chickpeas (dried)	1 cup	7	200
Chickpeas (canned, drained)	1 can (15 oz net)	15	425
Chickpeas (cooked)	1 cup	6	165
Chives (fresh, chopped)	1 cup	1.7	48
Chocolate (chopped)	1 cup	6	170
Chocolate Chips	1 cup	6	170
Chorizo (smoked or air-dried, sliced or cubed)	1 cup	5	140
Cilantro / Coriander Leaves (chopped)	1 cup	1	28
Cocoa Powder	1 cup	3.5	100
Coconut (sweetened, shredded)	1 cup	3	85
Coconut (unsweetened, shredded)	1 cup	4	113
Coconut (unsweetened, large flakes)	1 cup	2 1/8	60
Coconut Flour	1 cup	4 1/2	128
Coconut Milk Powder	1/2 cup	2	57
Cookie Crumbs	1 cup	3	85
Corn (frozen or canned, drained)	1 cup	6 1/4	175
Corn Syrup	1 cup	11	312
Cornmeal (whole)	1 cup	4 7/8	138
Cornmeal (yellow)	1 cup	5 1/2	156
Cornstarch	1/4 cup	1	28
Cottage Cheese	1 cup	8	225
Couscous (dried)	1 cup	6	175
Couscous (pearl or Israeli, dried)	1 cup	5.6	160
Couscous (cooked)	1 cup	8.1	230
Cranberries (dried)	1/2 cup	2	60
Cranberries (fresh or frozen)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Cream (heavy, light, or half & half)	1 cup	8	225
Cream Cheese	1 cup	8	227
Cucumber (raw, with peel, sliced or diced)	1 cup	4 1/8	120
Currants	1 cup	5	142
Dates (chopped)	1 cup	5 1/4	149
Dill (fresh, chopped)	1 cup	1	30
Egg white (fresh)	1 large	1 1/4	35
Egg yolk (fresh)	1 large	1/2	14
Eggplant (raw, sliced or cut)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Fennel (raw, cut into pieces)	1 cup	3	90
Feta Cheese (crumbled, cubed)	1 cup	4	120
Figs (dried, chopped)	1 cup	5 1/4	149
Flour (All-Purpose)	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Flour (Bread)	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Flour (Cake)	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Flour (European Artisan / 00 / Pizza)	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Flour (Self-Rising)	1 cup	4 7/8	140
Flour (White Rye)	1 cup	3 3/4	106
Flour (Whole Wheat)	1 cup	4	113
Garlic (cloves, in skin for roasting)	1 large head	4	113
Garlic (minced)	2 tablespoons	1	28
Garlic (peeled and sliced)	1 cup	5 1/4	149
Ginger (crystallized)	1/2 cup	3 1/4	92
Ginger (fresh, sliced)	1/4 cup	2	57
Graham Crackers (crushed)	1 cup	5	142
Graham Cracker Crumbs (boxed)	1 cup	3 1/2	99
Granola	1 cup	4	113
Grape Nuts	1/2 cup	2	57
Green Beans (raw, chopped or sliced)	1 cup	4	115
Green Beans (cooked, sliced and drained)	1 cup	6 1/4	180
Ham (smoked or air-dried, sliced or cubed)	1 cup	5	140
Hazelnuts (whole)	1 cup	5	142
Hearts of Palm (can or glass)	about 1 cup	7.7	220
Honey	1 tablespoon	3/4	21
Jam or preserves	1 cup	12	330
Kale (raw, chopped or cut into ribbons)	1 cup	2 3/8	67
Lard	1/2 cup	4	113
Leeks (diced)	1 cup	3 1/4	92
Lentils (dry)	1 cup	7 1/8	200
Macadamia Nuts (whole)	1 cup	5 1/4	149
Mayonnaise	1 cup	8	230
Meats (smoked or air-dried, sliced or cubed)	1 cup	5	140
Molasses	1/4 cup	3	85
Mushrooms (sliced)	1 cup	2 3/4	78
Noodles (dry)	4 servings	12	360
Oat (rolled oats)	1 cup	3.2	90
Oat Bran	1 cup	3 3/4	106
Okra (fresh)	1 cup	3 1/2	100
Olives (pitted and chopped or sliced)	1 cup	5	142
Onions (fresh, diced)	1 cup	5	140
Oregano (fresh leaves, chopped)	1 cup	1	28
Orzo Pasta (dry)	1 cup	6.7	190
Pancetta (diced)	1 cup	5	140
Parsley (chopped)	1 cup	1	28
Pasta (dry)	4 servings	12	360
Peaches (peeled and diced)	1 cup	6	170
Peanut Butter	1/2 cup	4 3/4	135
Peanuts (ground)	1 cup	4 1/2	130
Pears (peeled and diced)	1 cup	5 3/4	163
Peas (dry)	1 cup	8	230
Peas (shelled, fresh or frozen)	1 cup	5.3	150
Pecans (diced)	1/2 cup	2	57
Pepperoncini (from the jar, drained)	1/4 cup	3/4	25
Peppers (fresh, sliced, diced)	1 cup	5	142
Peppers (canned or in jar, drained and sliced)	1 cup	8	225
Pine Nuts	1/2 cup	2 1/2	71
Pineapple (dried)	1/2 cup	2 1/2	71
Pineapple (fresh or canned, diced)	1 cup	6	170
Pistachio Nuts	1/2 cup	2 1/8	60
Polenta (coarse ground)	1 cup	5 3/4	163
Poppy Seeds	2 tablespoons	5/8	18
Potato Flour	1/4 cup	1 5/8	46
Potato Starch	1 cup	5 3/8	152
Potatoes (raw, sliced or diced)	1 cup	8	230
Potatoes (cooked, sliced, diced or mashed)	1 cup	11 1/2	325
Prunes (dried, stoned)	1 cup	4 1/2	125
Puff Pastry	1 sheet	9 1/8	260
Pumpkin (canned)	1 cup	8	227
Quinoa (uncooked)	1 cup	6 1/4	177
Quinoa (cooked)	1 cup	6 1/2	184
Quinoa Flour	1 cup	3 7/8	110
Raisins (loose)	1 cup	5 1/4	149
Raisins (packed)	1/2 cup	3	85
Raspberries (fresh)	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Rhubarb (fresh, medium dice)	1 cup	4 1/4	120
Rice (cooked)	1 cup	6	170
Rice (dry, uncooked)	1 cup	7	200
Rice Flour	1 cup	5	142
Ricotta	1 cup	8	227
Salmon (smoked, sliced)	1 medium slice		25
Sausage (smoked or air-dried, sliced or cubed)	1 cup	5	140
Scallions (sliced)	1 cup	2 1/4	64
Semolina Flour	1 cup	5 3/4	163
Sesame Seeds	1/2 cup	2 1/2	71
Shallots (peeled and sliced)	1 cup	5 1/2	156
Shrimps (peeled and deveined, head off)	1 cup	12	340
Snow Peas	1 cup	2 1/4	65
Sorghum Flour	1 cup	4 7/8	138
Sour Cream	1 cup	8	227
Sourdough Starter	1 cup	8 to 8 1/2	227–241
Spinach (raw, leaves, loosely packed)	1 cup	1	30
Spinach (cooked and drained)	1 cup	8	225
Strawberries (fresh sliced)	1 cup	5 7/8	167
Sugar (granulated white)	1 cup	8	200
Sugar (confectioners, unsifted)	1 cup	4	113
Sugar (dark or light brown, packed)	1 cup	7 1/2	213
Sugar (Demerara)	1 cup	7 3/4	220
Sunflower Seeds	1/4 cup	1 1/4	35
Tahini Paste	1/2 cup	4 1/2	128
Tapioca (quick-cooking)	2 tablespoons	3/4	21
Tapioca Starch	1 cup	4	113
Toffee Chunks	1 cup	5 1/2	156
Tofu Cubes	1 cup	9	250
Tomatoes (fresh, diced or chopped)	1 cup	7	200
Tomatoes (passata, puréed)	1 cup	8	230
Tomatoes (cherry)	1 cup	5	140
Tomatoes (sundried, dry pack)	1 cup	6	170
Tomatoes (sundried, in oil)	1 cup	6 3/4	190
Vegetable Shortening	1/2 cup	3 1/4	92
Walnuts (whole)	1 cup	4 1/2	128
Walnuts (chopped)	1 cup	4	113
Yeast (dry quick yeast)	1 sachet / packet	1/4	7
Yogurt	1 cup	9	250
Zucchini (shredded)	1 cup	5 1/4	150

US liquid volume conversions. 1 tsp = 5 ml; 1 Tbsp = 15 ml; 1 cup = 240 ml.

Tsp / Tbsp / Cups / Pints / Quarts	Liquid oz	ml / L
1 tsp	1/6 oz	5 ml
1 Tbsp	1/2 oz	15 ml
4 Tbsp or 1/4 cup	2 oz	60 ml
5 Tbsp or 1/3 cup	2 2/3 oz	80 ml
1/2 cup	4 oz	120 ml
2/3 cup	5 1/3 oz	160 ml
3/4 cup	6 oz	180 ml
1 cup	8 oz	240 ml
1 1/4 cups	10 oz	300 ml
1 1/3 cups	10 2/3 oz	325 ml
1 1/2 cups	12 oz	355 ml
1 2/3 cups	13 1/3 oz	385 ml
1 3/4 cups	14 oz	420 ml
2 cups	16 oz	500 ml / 1/2 L
2 1/2 cups	20 oz	590 ml
3 cups	24 oz	750 ml / 3/4 L
3 1/2 cups	28 oz	830 ml
4 cups or 1 qt	32 oz	1 L
5 cups	40 oz	1 1/4 L
6 cups or 1 1/2 qt	48 oz	1 1/2 L
8 cups or 2 qt	64 oz	2 L
10 cups or 2 1/2 qt	80 oz	2 1/2 L
12 cups or 3 qt	96 oz	2 3/4 L

Formula: Celsius = (°F − 32) × 5/9. Values are rounded to the nearest convenient oven temperature setting.

Description	Fahrenheit (°F)	Celsius (°C)	Gas Mark
Keep Warm	125°F	50°C
	150°F	65°C
	200°F	95°C
	225°F	110°C	1/4
Very Low Heat	250°F	120°C	1/2
	275°F	135°C	1
Low Heat	300°F	150°C	2
	325°F	160°C	3
Moderate Heat	350°F	175°C	4
Medium Heat	375°F	190°C	5
	400°F	200°C	6
Hot	425°F	220°C	7
Very Hot	450°F	230°C	8
Extremely Hot	475°F	245°C	9
Maximum Hot	500°F	260°C	10

Quick reference up to 12 inches (1 ft). Formula: inches × 2.54 = centimeters.

Inches (in)	Feet (ft)	Centimeters (cm)
1/8		0.32
1/4		0.64
3/8		0.95
1/2		1.27
5/8		1.59
7/8		1.80
1		2.54
1 1/4		3.18
1 1/2	1/8	3.81
1 3/4		4.45
2		5.08
2 1/4		5.72
2 1/2		6.35
2 3/4		7.00
3	1/4	7.62
3 1/2		8.90
4		10.16
4 1/2		11.43
5		12.70
5 1/2		14.00
6	1/2	15.24
6 1/2		16.51
7		17.78
8		20.32
9	3/4	22.86
10		25.40
11		27.94
12	1	30.48

Ingredient / Item	Measure	Oz / °F / in	Grams / °C / cm

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