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.
| 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 banana instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 banana | 118 g | 4.16 oz |
| 2 bananas | 236 g | |
| 3 bananas | 354 g | |
| 4 bananas | 472 g | |
| 6 bananas | 708 g | |
| 12 bananas | 1416 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) | 89 | 1.1 g | 0.33 g | 22.8 g | 2.6 g | 1 mg |
| Per cup (150 g) | 134 | 1.65 g | 0.5 g | 34.2 g | 3.9 g | 2 mg |
| Per tablespoon (9.38 g) | 8 | 0.1 g | 0.03 g | 2.14 g | 0.24 g | 0 mg |
| Per banana (118 g) | 105 | 1.3 g | 0.39 g | 26.9 g | 3.07 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 101 | 1.25 g | 0.37 g | 25.9 g | 2.95 g | 1 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.

