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Cups to grams

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

Result

240 g

Mashed sweet potato · estimated from 240 g per US cup. Mash the cooked flesh before filling the cup. Cubes leave much larger air pockets.

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 · Mashed sweet potato