Cheese
Blue cheese: weights & conversions
A US cup of blue cheese weighs about 135 g. 100 g is 353 calories and 21.4 g of protein.
Also written as: roquefort, gorgonzola.
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1 cup of blue cheese is about 135 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of blue cheese weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 135 g | 4.76 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 101 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 90 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 67.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 45 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 33.8 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 8.44 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.81 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) | 353 | 21.4 g | 28.7 g | 2.3 g | 0 g | 1146 mg |
| Per cup (135 g) | 477 | 28.9 g | 38.7 g | 3.11 g | 0 g | 1547 mg |
| Per tablespoon (8.44 g) | 30 | 1.81 g | 2.42 g | 0.19 g | 0 g | 97 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 400 | 24.3 g | 32.5 g | 2.61 g | 0 g | 1300 mg |
If you have run out
- Feta cheese, the same amount. Sharper brine instead of blue’s funk, and it crumbles the same way.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of blue cheese?
- One US cup of blue cheese weighs about 135 g (4.76 oz). A tablespoon is about 8.44 g and a teaspoon about 2.81 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of blue cheese?
- 100 g of blue cheese is about 0.74 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in blue cheese?
- Blue cheese has about 353 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 477 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in blue cheese?
- About 21.4 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 24.3 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of blue cheese?
- Feta cheese, the same amount. Sharper brine instead of blue’s funk, and it crumbles the same way.