Kitchen Index

Ricotta cheese

One US cup of ricotta cheese weighs approximately 227 grams.

Approximate weight by US measure
MeasureGrams
1 US cup227 g
½ US cup113.5 g
⅓ US cup75.7 g
¼ US cup56.8 g
1 US tablespoon14.2 g
1 US teaspoon4.7 g

How to measure it

Spoon the curds into a cup, filling the sides without squeezing out liquid.

For fillings made with drained ricotta, check when the recipe instructs you to drain it. The final drained weight excludes the whey.

Convert a different amount

Original chart entry “Cheese (Ricotta)” — 1 US cup weighs approximately 227 g.

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