Baking powder: weights & conversions
A US cup of baking powder weighs about 220 g. 100 g is 53 calories and 0.1 g of protein.
Also written as: double acting baking powder.
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1 cup of baking powder is about 220 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of baking powder weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 220 g | 7.76 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 165 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 147 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 110 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 73.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 55 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 13.8 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.58 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) | 53 | 0.1 g | 0 g | 27.7 g | 0.2 g | 10600 mg |
| Per cup (220 g) | 117 | 0.22 g | 0 g | 60.9 g | 0.44 g | 23320 mg |
| Per tablespoon (13.8 g) | 7 | 0.01 g | 0 g | 3.81 g | 0.03 g | 1458 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 60 | 0.11 g | 0 g | 31.4 g | 0.23 g | 12020 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of baking powder?
- One US cup of baking powder weighs about 220 g (7.76 oz). A tablespoon is about 13.8 g and a teaspoon about 4.58 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of baking powder?
- 100 g of baking powder is about 0.45 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in baking powder?
- Baking powder has about 53 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 117 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of baking powder?
- A quarter teaspoon of baking soda plus half a teaspoon of cream of tartar for each teaspoon of baking powder.