Dry pasta: weights & conversions
A US cup of dry pasta weighs about 100 g. 100 g is 371 calories and 13 g of protein.
Also written as: pasta, spaghetti, penne, macaroni, elbow macaroni, linguini, linguine, fettuccine.
Convert any amount
Not one of the amounts below? Type your own and convert it instantly.
1 cup of dry pasta is about 100 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of dry pasta weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 100 g | 3.53 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 75 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 66.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 50 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 33.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 25 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 6.25 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.08 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) | 371 | 13 g | 1.5 g | 74.7 g | 3.2 g | 6 mg |
| Per cup (100 g) | 371 | 13 g | 1.5 g | 74.7 g | 3.2 g | 6 mg |
| Per tablespoon (6.25 g) | 23 | 0.81 g | 0.09 g | 4.67 g | 0.2 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 421 | 14.7 g | 1.7 g | 84.7 g | 3.63 g | 7 mg |
Using dry pasta in a recipe?
This page gives you the ingredient weight. Keep the whole recipe, its original card and your notes together in a family cookbook you can cook from again. When the ingredients can be measured reliably, you can also see nutrition per serving.
Start your family cookbookCreate an account, then add the recipe you are measuring.
Measuring from a handwritten card? Scan it free and keep the handwriting with the recipe.
Cook with dry pastaLinguine with Shrimp ScampiRead this free recipe →Free recipes that use dry pasta
From our starter library — free to read, free to save into your own cookbook.
Linguine with Shrimp ScampiMain Courses
Golden Baked Mac and CheeseMain Courses
Family Baked ZitiMain Courses
Spicy Sriracha Dragon NoodlesMain Courses
Creamy Tomato & Spinach PastaMain Courses
Classic Beef LasagnaMain Courses
One-Pot Lemon Chicken OrzoMain Courses
Three-Ingredient Tomato Butter SauceSoups, Stews, Salads and SaucesMentioned in our guides
Blog posts that talk about dry pasta along the way.
Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of dry pasta?
- One US cup of dry pasta 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 dry pasta?
- 100 g of dry pasta is about 1 cups — near enough to 1 cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in dry pasta?
- Dry pasta has about 371 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 371 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in dry pasta?
- About 13 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 14.7 g in a 4 oz portion.