Herbs & spices
Dried basil: weights & conversions
A US cup of dried basil weighs about 90 g. 100 g is 233 calories and 22.9 g of protein.
Also written as: basil, dried basil leaves.
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1 cup of dried basil is about 90 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of dried basil weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 90 g | 3.17 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 67.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 60 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 45 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 30 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 22.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 5.63 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.88 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) | 233 | 22.9 g | 4 g | 47.8 g | 37.7 g | 76 mg |
| Per cup (90 g) | 210 | 20.6 g | 3.6 g | 43 g | 33.9 g | 68 mg |
| Per tablespoon (5.63 g) | 13 | 1.29 g | 0.23 g | 2.69 g | 2.12 g | 4 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 264 | 26 g | 4.54 g | 54.2 g | 42.8 g | 86 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of dried basil?
- One US cup of dried basil weighs about 90 g (3.17 oz). A tablespoon is about 5.63 g and a teaspoon about 1.88 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of dried basil?
- 100 g of dried basil is about 1.11 cups — near enough to 1 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in dried basil?
- Dried basil has about 233 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 210 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in dried basil?
- About 22.9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 26 g in a 4 oz portion.