Herbs & spices
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.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 16 g | 0.56 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 12 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 10.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 8 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 5.33 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 4 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 1 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.33 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) | 23 | 2.1 g | 0.52 g | 3.7 g | 2.8 g | 46 mg |
| Per cup (16 g) | 4 | 0.34 g | 0.08 g | 0.59 g | 0.45 g | 7 mg |
| Per tablespoon (1 g) | 0 | 0.02 g | 0.01 g | 0.04 g | 0.03 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 26 | 2.38 g | 0.59 g | 4.2 g | 3.18 g | 52 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.





