How many grams in 1 cup of cocoa powder?
1 cup of cocoa powder weighs about 85 grams (3 oz). Very light per cup, and sifting makes it lighter still.
Cups to grams, for your ingredient
A cup of flour and a cup of honey weigh very differently. Pick the ingredient, enter the amount, and read it in any unit.
Weights are typical averages (US cup, 240 ml). Packing and brand change them by a few percent, so for baking a kitchen scale is more exact.
About cocoa powder
Ground cocoa solids with most of the cocoa butter removed, giving deep chocolate flavour to cakes and drinks.
Measuring tips for cocoa powder
- Sift it, because it forms hard lumps.
- Natural cocoa is acidic and Dutch-process is neutral, which affects leavening.
- Weigh it, since packing changes a cup a lot.
What can replace cocoa powder?
Use the type the recipe names, because swapping can change how the cake rises.
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How many grams are in 1 cup of cocoa powder?
About 85 grams using a US cup of 240 ml.
How many grams are in 1/2 cup of cocoa powder?
About 42 grams.
How much does 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder weigh?
About 5.3 grams.
Why does my result differ from other sites?
Packing, humidity and brand change the weight by a few percent. We use typical averages, so a scale is the most accurate option.