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.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 140 g | 4.94 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 105 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 93.3 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 70 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 46.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 35 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 8.75 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.92 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) | 45 | 1 g | 0.1 g | 11.7 g | 2 g | 4 mg |
| Per cup (140 g) | 63 | 1.4 g | 0.14 g | 16.4 g | 2.8 g | 6 mg |
| Per tablespoon (8.75 g) | 4 | 0.09 g | 0.01 g | 1.02 g | 0.18 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 51 | 1.13 g | 0.11 g | 13.3 g | 2.27 g | 5 mg |
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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.