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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.

black pepper volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup115 g4.06 oz
3/4 cup86.3 g
2/3 cup76.7 g
1/2 cup57.5 g
1/3 cup38.3 g
1/4 cup28.8 g
1 tablespoon7.19 g
1 teaspoon2.4 g

Ounces and pounds

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black pepper 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 black pepper by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)25110.4 g3.3 g64 g25.3 g20 mg
Per cup (115 g)28912 g3.79 g73.6 g29.1 g23 mg
Per tablespoon (7.19 g)180.75 g0.24 g4.6 g1.82 g1 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)28511.8 g3.74 g72.6 g28.7 g23 mg

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Common questions

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.

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