| US cup amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 36 g |
| 1/4 cup | 72 g |
| 1/3 cup | 96 g |
| 1/2 cup | 144 g |
| 3/4 cup | 216 g |
| 1 cup | 288 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 432 g |
| 2 cups | 576 g |
Salt Grams to Cups
1 US cup of table salt weighs 288 grams. Salt is almost never measured by the cup, so the figure most people actually need is the teaspoon: 6 grams.
Use the converter and charts below for fine table salt, levelled.
Grams to Cups Converter
Choose the ingredient before converting because every ingredient has a different weight per cup.
Grams to Cups Converter
Results use the documented ingredient state and one US customary cup.
Divide the gram amount by 288 to calculate US cups. The practical fraction is a measuring aid, not a replacement for the exact gram weight.
| Grams | US cups | Practical reference |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.09 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 30 g | 0.10 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 40 g | 0.14 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 50 g | 0.17 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 60 g | 0.21 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 75 g | 0.26 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 80 g | 0.28 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 100 g | 0.35 cups | about 1/3 cup |
| 120 g | 0.42 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 125 g | 0.43 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 150 g | 0.52 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 200 g | 0.69 cups | about 2/3 cup |
| 250 g | 0.87 cups | about 3/4 cup |
| 300 g | 1.04 cups | about 1 cup |
| 400 g | 1.39 cups | about 1 1/3 cups |
| 500 g | 1.74 cups | about 1 3/4 cups |
Use measuring spoons, not cups. Salt is dense enough that a cup measurement is rarely meaningful in a recipe, and small errors at teaspoon scale matter far more than the same proportional error in flour.
Grams = cups × 288
One cup is 288 grams, one-half cup is about 144 grams and one-quarter cup is about 72 grams.
Common uses
- Oatmeal and overnight oats
- Granola
- Cookies and crumble toppings
This is the single most consequential substitution in the kitchen. Crystal size changes the weight of a spoonful dramatically, and recipes rarely say which salt they mean.
| Type | Grams per US cup | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Table salt, fine | 288 g | The reference on this page. 6 g per teaspoon. |
| Morton kosher salt | 240 g | About 5 g per teaspoon. |
| Diamond Crystal kosher salt | 144 g | About 3 g per teaspoon, half of table salt. |
| Fine sea salt | 288 g | Matches table salt closely. |
| Flaky sea salt | 120 g | Large flat crystals, mostly air. |
A teaspoon of Diamond Crystal kosher salt weighs half what a teaspoon of table salt weighs. Swapping one for another by volume either halves or doubles the salt, which is the difference between seasoned and inedible.
Comparison figures are typical published US baking references. Only the table salt, fine value above is part of this site's sourced dataset.
Kosher and flaky salts weigh far less per cup because the crystals are larger. The value on this page names the exact product state it applies to, so you can check it against your own ingredient rather than trusting a bare number.
The converter does not assume that every cup weighs 237 or 250 grams. It uses the documented value for the exact ingredient and state selected.
If a product label or recipe publisher supplies a different gram weight for one cup, follow that recipe-specific value for the closest match to the original testing.
Method and source
How this conversion was checked
This page uses 288 grams per US cup for fine table salt, levelled. Kosher and flaky salts weigh far less per cup because the crystals are larger.
Primary reference: King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart
Cup standard: NIST US customary cup reference
How many grams are in one cup of table salt?
One US cup of fine table salt, levelled weighs 288 grams.
How many cups is 100 grams of table salt?
100 grams of table salt is 0.35 US cups.
How many grams is half a cup of table salt?
Half a US cup is about 144 grams using the 288 gram full-cup reference.
How many grams is a teaspoon of salt?
About 6 grams for fine table salt. Morton kosher is about 5 grams and Diamond Crystal kosher about 3 grams for the same teaspoon.
Can I substitute kosher salt for table salt one for one?
Not by volume. By weight, yes. If a recipe calls for a teaspoon of table salt and you have Diamond Crystal kosher, you need about two teaspoons.
Are these US cups or metric cups?
The results use a US customary cup of 236.588 millilitres. A metric cup is 250 millilitres and gives a different answer.
Other Ingredient Guides
Each guide uses its own grams-per-cup standard.