Black pepper: weights & conversions
A US cup of black pepper weighs about 115 g. 100 g is 251 calories and 10.4 g of protein.
Also written as: pepper, ground black pepper, freshly ground black pepper, ground pepper, peppercorns, white pepper.
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1 cup of black pepper is about 115 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of black pepper weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 115 g | 4.06 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 86.3 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 76.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 57.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 38.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 28.8 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 7.19 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.4 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) | 251 | 10.4 g | 3.3 g | 64 g | 25.3 g | 20 mg |
| Per cup (115 g) | 289 | 12 g | 3.79 g | 73.6 g | 29.1 g | 23 mg |
| Per tablespoon (7.19 g) | 18 | 0.75 g | 0.24 g | 4.6 g | 1.82 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 285 | 11.8 g | 3.74 g | 72.6 g | 28.7 g | 23 mg |
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- How many grams are in a cup of black pepper?
- One US cup of black pepper weighs about 115 g (4.06 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.19 g and a teaspoon about 2.4 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of black pepper?
- 100 g of black pepper is about 0.87 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in black pepper?
- Black pepper has about 251 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 289 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in black pepper?
- About 10.4 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 11.8 g in a 4 oz portion.