Kitchen Index

Cups to grams

Convert US cups, tablespoons and teaspoons using the weight of your ingredient.

Result

8 g

Diamond Crystal coarse kosher salt: 1 US tablespoon weighs approximately 8 g. Scoop the original large flakes with a level spoon, leaving the crystals intact.

Why does the ingredient matter?

Volume measures the space an ingredient occupies. The same cup of flour and packed brown sugar will weigh differently. One US cup contains 16 US tablespoons or 48 US teaspoons. If the recipe lists grams, follow that stated weight.

How to measure it · Diamond Crystal coarse kosher salt