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Cumin: weights & conversions

A US cup of cumin weighs about 100 g. 100 g is 375 calories and 17.8 g of protein.

Also written as: ground cumin, cumin seed.

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1 cup of cumin is about 100 grams.

Cups to grams

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

cumin volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup100 g3.53 oz
3/4 cup75 g
2/3 cup66.7 g
1/2 cup50 g
1/3 cup33.3 g
1/4 cup25 g
1 tablespoon6.25 g
1 teaspoon2.08 g

Ounces and pounds

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cumin 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 cumin by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)37517.8 g22.3 g44.2 g10.5 g168 mg
Per cup (100 g)37517.8 g22.3 g44.2 g10.5 g168 mg
Per tablespoon (6.25 g)231.11 g1.39 g2.76 g0.66 g11 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)42520.2 g25.3 g50.1 g11.9 g191 mg

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of cumin?
One US cup of cumin weighs about 100 g (3.53 oz). A tablespoon is about 6.25 g and a teaspoon about 2.08 g.
How many cups is 100 g of cumin?
100 g of cumin is about 1 cups — near enough to 1 cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in cumin?
Cumin has about 375 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 375 calories a cup.
How much protein is in cumin?
About 17.8 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 20.2 g in a 4 oz portion.

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