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Banana: weights & conversions

A US cup of banana weighs about 150 g. One weighs about 118 g. 100 g is 89 calories and 1.1 g of protein.

Also written as: bananas, ripe bananas.

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1 cup of banana is about 150 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of banana weighs, from the cup weight above.

banana volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup150 g5.29 oz
3/4 cup113 g
2/3 cup100 g
1/2 cup75 g
1/3 cup50 g
1/4 cup37.5 g
1 tablespoon9.38 g
1 teaspoon3.13 g

Weight per piece

What a recipe means when it counts banana instead of weighing it.

banana count conversions
CountGramsOunces
1 banana118 g4.16 oz
2 bananas236 g
3 bananas354 g
4 bananas472 g
6 bananas708 g
12 bananas1416 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

banana weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for banana by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)891.1 g0.33 g22.8 g2.6 g1 mg
Per cup (150 g)1341.65 g0.5 g34.2 g3.9 g2 mg
Per tablespoon (9.38 g)80.1 g0.03 g2.14 g0.24 g0 mg
Per banana (118 g)1051.3 g0.39 g26.9 g3.07 g1 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)1011.25 g0.37 g25.9 g2.95 g1 mg

If you have run out

  • Applesauce, the same amount. Loses banana’s flavor but keeps the moisture and binding in a quick bread.

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of banana?
One US cup of banana 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 banana?
100 g of banana is about 0.67 cups — near enough to 5/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How much does one banana weigh?
One banana weighs about 118 g (4.16 oz), so a pound is roughly 4 of them.
How many calories are in banana?
Banana has about 89 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 134 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of banana?
Applesauce, the same amount. Loses banana’s flavor but keeps the moisture and binding in a quick bread.

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