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Cilantro: weights & conversions

A US cup of cilantro weighs about 16 g. 100 g is 23 calories and 2.1 g of protein.

Also written as: fresh cilantro, coriander leaves, cilantro leaves.

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1 cup of cilantro is about 16 grams.

Cups to grams

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

cilantro volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup16 g0.56 oz
3/4 cup12 g
2/3 cup10.7 g
1/2 cup8 g
1/3 cup5.33 g
1/4 cup4 g
1 tablespoon1 g
1 teaspoon0.33 g

Ounces and pounds

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cilantro 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 cilantro by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)232.1 g0.52 g3.7 g2.8 g46 mg
Per cup (16 g)40.34 g0.08 g0.59 g0.45 g7 mg
Per tablespoon (1 g)00.02 g0.01 g0.04 g0.03 g0 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)262.38 g0.59 g4.2 g3.18 g52 mg

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of cilantro?
One US cup of cilantro weighs about 16 g (0.56 oz). A tablespoon is about 1 g and a teaspoon about 0.33 g.
How many cups is 100 g of cilantro?
100 g of cilantro is about 6.25 cups — near enough to 6 1/4 cups in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in cilantro?
Cilantro has about 23 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 4 calories a cup.

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