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.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 86 g | 3.03 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 64.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 57.3 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 43 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 28.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 21.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 5.38 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.79 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) | 228 | 19.6 g | 13.7 g | 57.9 g | 37 g | 21 mg |
| Per cup (86 g) | 196 | 16.9 g | 11.8 g | 49.8 g | 31.8 g | 18 mg |
| Per tablespoon (5.38 g) | 12 | 1.05 g | 0.74 g | 3.11 g | 1.99 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 259 | 22.2 g | 15.5 g | 65.7 g | 42 g | 24 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.

