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Butternut squash: weights & conversions

A US cup of butternut squash weighs about 140 g. 100 g is 45 calories and 1 g of protein.

Also written as: winter squash, acorn squash.

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1 cup of butternut squash is about 140 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of butternut squash weighs, from the cup weight above.

butternut squash volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup140 g4.94 oz
3/4 cup105 g
2/3 cup93.3 g
1/2 cup70 g
1/3 cup46.7 g
1/4 cup35 g
1 tablespoon8.75 g
1 teaspoon2.92 g

Ounces and pounds

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butternut squash 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 butternut squash by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)451 g0.1 g11.7 g2 g4 mg
Per cup (140 g)631.4 g0.14 g16.4 g2.8 g6 mg
Per tablespoon (8.75 g)40.09 g0.01 g1.02 g0.18 g0 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)511.13 g0.11 g13.3 g2.27 g5 mg

If you have run out

  • Pumpkin, the same amount. Sweeter than butternut squash once roasted.

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of butternut squash?
One US cup of butternut squash weighs about 140 g (4.94 oz). A tablespoon is about 8.75 g and a teaspoon about 2.92 g.
How many cups is 100 g of butternut squash?
100 g of butternut squash is about 0.71 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in butternut squash?
Butternut squash has about 45 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 63 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of butternut squash?
Pumpkin, the same amount. Sweeter than butternut squash once roasted.

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