Almonds: weights & conversions
A US cup of almonds weighs about 143 g. One weighs about 1.2 g. 100 g is 579 calories and 21.2 g of protein.
Also written as: almond, sliced almonds, slivered almonds, chopped almonds.
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1 cup of almonds is about 143 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of almonds weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 143 g | 5.04 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 107 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 95.3 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 71.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 47.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 35.8 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 8.94 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.98 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts almonds instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 almond | 1.2 g | 0.04 oz |
| 2 almonds | 2.4 g | |
| 3 almonds | 3.6 g | |
| 4 almonds | 4.8 g | |
| 6 almonds | 7.2 g | |
| 12 almonds | 14.4 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) | 579 | 21.2 g | 49.9 g | 21.6 g | 12.5 g | 1 mg |
| Per cup (143 g) | 828 | 30.3 g | 71.4 g | 30.9 g | 17.9 g | 1 mg |
| Per tablespoon (8.94 g) | 52 | 1.89 g | 4.46 g | 1.93 g | 1.12 g | 0 mg |
| Per almond (1.2 g) | 7 | 0.25 g | 0.6 g | 0.26 g | 0.15 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 657 | 24 g | 56.6 g | 24.5 g | 14.2 g | 1 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of almonds?
- One US cup of almonds weighs about 143 g (5.04 oz). A tablespoon is about 8.94 g and a teaspoon about 2.98 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of almonds?
- 100 g of almonds is about 0.7 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one almond weigh?
- One almond weighs about 1.2 g (0.04 oz), so a pound is roughly 378 of them.
- How many calories are in almonds?
- Almonds has about 579 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 828 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in almonds?
- About 21.2 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 24 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of almonds?
- Cashews, the same amount. Softer and creamier than almonds.