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Cups to grams

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

Result

177 g

Dry whole quinoa · estimated from 177 g per level US cup. Fill the cup with dry grains. Rinse them after measuring if your recipe calls for rinsing.

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 · Dry whole quinoa