Kitchen Index

Mashed sweet potato

One US cup of mashed sweet potato weighs approximately 240 grams.

Approximate weight by US measure
MeasureGrams
1 US cup240 g
½ US cup120 g
⅓ US cup80 g
¼ US cup60 g
1 US tablespoon15 g
1 US teaspoon5 g

How to measure it

Mash the cooked flesh before filling the cup. Cubes leave much larger air pockets.

When adding milk or butter to the mash, weigh the plain flesh first if your baking recipe lists those additions separately.

Convert a different amount

Original chart entry “Mashed sweet potatoes” — 1 US cup weighs approximately 240 g.

Reference weights · King Arthur Baking ingredient chart. Use your recipe’s published gram weight when available.