SPC// INGREDIENT

Cocoa Powder

cups → ounces

Unsweetened cocoa powder weighs only 86g per cup, making it one of the lightest dry ingredients. Natural cocoa powder and Dutch-process cocoa weigh the same but behave differently in baking. Natural cocoa is acidic and reacts with baking soda. Dutch-process is neutral and works with baking powder. Do not interchange them without adjusting leavening.

Density

86 g/cup

02 // FULL CONVERSION TABLE

13 ROWS · CUPS · G · OZ · TBSP · ML

CUPS (US)

GRAMS

OUNCES

TABLESPOONS

MILLILITERS

1/8 cup

10.8g

0.38oz

2.0tbsp

30ml

1/4 cup

21.5g

0.76oz

4.0tbsp

59ml

1/3 cup

28.7g

1.01oz

5.3tbsp

79ml

1/2 cup

43.0g

1.52oz

8.0tbsp

118ml

2/3 cup

57.3g

2.02oz

10.7tbsp

158ml

3/4 cup

64.5g

2.28oz

12.0tbsp

177ml

1 cup

86.0g

3.03oz

16.0tbsp

237ml

1 1/4 cup

108g

3.79oz

20.0tbsp

296ml

1 1/2 cup

129g

4.55oz

24.0tbsp

355ml

1 3/4 cup

151g

5.31oz

28.0tbsp

414ml

2 cups

172g

6.07oz

32.0tbsp

473ml

3 cups

258g

9.10oz

48.0tbsp

710ml

4 cups

344g

12.13oz

64.0tbsp

946ml

03 // WHY IT MATTERS

READ TIME · 2 MIN

If your cookies spread, your bread is gummy, or your cake sinks — flour weight is usually why.

A scooped cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 125g to 180g. That's a 44% range — enough to wreck a cake.

Modern recipes use the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup without packing, then sweep flat with a knife.

The scoop method — pushing the cup directly into the bag — packs in 40-50% more flour.