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Bouillon cube: weights & conversions
One weighs about 4 g. 100 g is 250 calories and 16 g of protein.
Also written as: bouillon cubes, bouillon, chicken bouillon cube, beef bouillon cube, stock cube.
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1 bouillon cube of bouillon cube is about 4 grams.
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts bouillon cube instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bouillon cube | 4 g | 0.14 oz |
| 2 bouillon cubes | 8 g | |
| 3 bouillon cubes | 12 g | |
| 4 bouillon cubes | 16 g | |
| 6 bouillon cubes | 24 g | |
| 12 bouillon cubes | 48 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) | 250 | 16 g | 13 g | 11 g | 0 g | 24000 mg |
| Per bouillon cube (4 g) | 10 | 0.64 g | 0.52 g | 0.44 g | 0 g | 960 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 283 | 18.1 g | 14.7 g | 12.5 g | 0 g | 27216 mg |
If you have run out
- Chicken broth, the same amount. One cube dissolved in a cup of hot water is about equal to a cup of broth — use broth measure for measure by the cup.
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Common questions
- How much does one bouillon cube weigh?
- One bouillon cube weighs about 4 g (0.14 oz), so a pound is roughly 113 of them.
- How many calories are in bouillon cube?
- Bouillon cube has about 250 calories per 100 g, so one bouillon cube is roughly 10 calories.
- How much protein is in bouillon cube?
- About 16 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 18.1 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of bouillon cube?
- Chicken broth, the same amount. One cube dissolved in a cup of hot water is about equal to a cup of broth — use broth measure for measure by the cup.