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Cocoa powder: weights & conversions

A US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 86 g. 100 g is 228 calories and 19.6 g of protein.

Also written as: unsweetened cocoa powder, cocoa, dark chocolate cocoa powder, baking cocoa.

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1 cup of cocoa powder is about 86 grams.

Cups to grams

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

cocoa powder volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup86 g3.03 oz
3/4 cup64.5 g
2/3 cup57.3 g
1/2 cup43 g
1/3 cup28.7 g
1/4 cup21.5 g
1 tablespoon5.38 g
1 teaspoon1.79 g

Ounces and pounds

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cocoa powder 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 cocoa powder by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)22819.6 g13.7 g57.9 g37 g21 mg
Per cup (86 g)19616.9 g11.8 g49.8 g31.8 g18 mg
Per tablespoon (5.38 g)121.05 g0.74 g3.11 g1.99 g1 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)25922.2 g15.5 g65.7 g42 g24 mg

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of cocoa powder?
One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 86 g (3.03 oz). A tablespoon is about 5.38 g and a teaspoon about 1.79 g.
How many cups is 100 g of cocoa powder?
100 g of cocoa powder is about 1.16 cups — near enough to 1 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in cocoa powder?
Cocoa powder has about 228 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 196 calories a cup.
How much protein is in cocoa powder?
About 19.6 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 22.2 g in a 4 oz portion.

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