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Cups to grams

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

Result

170 g

Chocolate chunks · estimated from 170 g per level US cup. Use small baking chunks. Large irregular pieces are easier to measure by weight.

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 · Chocolate chunks