Chili powder: weights & conversions
A US cup of chili powder weighs about 130 g. 100 g is 282 calories and 13.5 g of protein.
Also written as: chile powder.
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1 cup of chili powder is about 130 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of chili powder weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 130 g | 4.59 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 97.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 86.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 65 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 43.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 32.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 8.13 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.71 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) | 282 | 13.5 g | 14.3 g | 49.7 g | 34.8 g | 1640 mg |
| Per cup (130 g) | 367 | 17.6 g | 18.6 g | 64.6 g | 45.2 g | 2132 mg |
| Per tablespoon (8.13 g) | 23 | 1.1 g | 1.16 g | 4.04 g | 2.83 g | 133 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 320 | 15.3 g | 16.2 g | 56.4 g | 39.5 g | 1860 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of chili powder?
- One US cup of chili powder weighs about 130 g (4.59 oz). A tablespoon is about 8.13 g and a teaspoon about 2.71 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of chili powder?
- 100 g of chili powder is about 0.77 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in chili powder?
- Chili powder has about 282 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 367 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in chili powder?
- About 13.5 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 15.3 g in a 4 oz portion.