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Chile de arbol: weights & conversions

A US cup of chile de arbol weighs about 30 g. One weighs about 1 g. 100 g is 281 calories and 11.9 g of protein.

Also written as: chiles de arbol, chile de arbol pepper, dried chile de arbol, dried chiles de arbol, arbol chile, arbol chiles.

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1 cup of chile de arbol is about 30 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of chile de arbol weighs, from the cup weight above.

chile de arbol volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup30 g1.06 oz
3/4 cup22.5 g
2/3 cup20 g
1/2 cup15 g
1/3 cup10 g
1/4 cup7.5 g
1 tablespoon1.88 g
1 teaspoon0.63 g

Weight per piece

What a recipe means when it counts chile de arbol instead of weighing it.

chile de arbol count conversions
CountGramsOunces
1 chile de arbol1 g0.04 oz
2 chile de arbols2 g
3 chile de arbols3 g
4 chile de arbols4 g
6 chile de arbols6 g
12 chile de arbols12 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

chile de arbol 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 chile de arbol by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)28111.9 g8.2 g51.4 g21.6 g30 mg
Per cup (30 g)843.57 g2.46 g15.4 g6.48 g9 mg
Per tablespoon (1.88 g)50.22 g0.15 g0.96 g0.41 g1 mg
Per chile de arbol (1 g)30.12 g0.08 g0.51 g0.22 g0 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)31913.5 g9.3 g58.3 g24.5 g34 mg

If you have run out

  • Dried chile, about twice as much. Milder than chile de árbol, to match the heat.

Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of chile de arbol?
One US cup of chile de arbol weighs about 30 g (1.06 oz). A tablespoon is about 1.88 g and a teaspoon about 0.63 g.
How many cups is 100 g of chile de arbol?
100 g of chile de arbol is about 3.33 cups — near enough to 3 3/8 cups in a measuring cup.
How much does one chile de arbol weigh?
One chile de arbol weighs about 1 g (0.04 oz), so a pound is roughly 454 of them.
How many calories are in chile de arbol?
Chile de arbol has about 281 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 84 calories a cup.
How much protein is in chile de arbol?
About 11.9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 13.5 g in a 4 oz portion.
What can I use instead of chile de arbol?
Dried chile, about twice as much. Milder than chile de árbol, to match the heat.

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