Active dry yeast: weights & conversions
A US cup of active dry yeast weighs about 150 g. One weighs about 7 g. 100 g is 325 calories and 40.4 g of protein.
Also written as: dry yeast, yeast, instant yeast.
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1 cup of active dry yeast is about 150 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of active dry yeast weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 113 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 100 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 75 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 50 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 37.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 9.38 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.13 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts active dry yeast instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 active dry yeast | 7 g | 0.25 oz |
| 2 active dry yeasts | 14 g | |
| 3 active dry yeasts | 21 g | |
| 4 active dry yeasts | 28 g | |
| 6 active dry yeasts | 42 g | |
| 12 active dry yeasts | 84 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 325 | 40.4 g | 7.6 g | 41.2 g | 26.9 g | 51 mg |
| Per cup (150 g) | 488 | 60.6 g | 11.4 g | 61.8 g | 40.3 g | 77 mg |
| Per tablespoon (9.38 g) | 30 | 3.79 g | 0.71 g | 3.86 g | 2.52 g | 5 mg |
| Per active dry yeast (7 g) | 23 | 2.83 g | 0.53 g | 2.88 g | 1.88 g | 4 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 369 | 45.8 g | 8.62 g | 46.7 g | 30.5 g | 58 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of active dry yeast?
- One US cup of active dry yeast weighs about 150 g (5.29 oz). A tablespoon is about 9.38 g and a teaspoon about 3.13 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of active dry yeast?
- 100 g of active dry yeast is about 0.67 cups — near enough to 5/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one active dry yeast weigh?
- One active dry yeast weighs about 7 g (0.25 oz), so a pound is roughly 65 of them.
- How many calories are in active dry yeast?
- Active dry yeast has about 325 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 488 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in active dry yeast?
- About 40.4 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 45.8 g in a 4 oz portion.