Kitchen Index

Cups to grams

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

Result

9 g

Instant yeast: 1 US tablespoon weighs approximately 9 g. Spoon dry instant yeast into a level measure before combining it with flour.

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 · Instant yeast