Egg: weights & conversions
A US cup of egg weighs about 243 g. One weighs about 50 g. 100 g is 143 calories and 12.6 g of protein.
Also written as: eggs, whole egg, whole eggs, beaten egg, beaten eggs, large egg, large eggs.
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1 cup of egg is about 243 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of egg weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 243 g | 8.57 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 182 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 162 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 122 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 81 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 60.8 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15.2 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 5.06 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts egg instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 egg | 50 g | 1.76 oz |
| 2 eggs | 100 g | |
| 3 eggs | 150 g | |
| 4 eggs | 200 g | |
| 6 eggs | 300 g | |
| 12 eggs | 600 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) | 143 | 12.6 g | 9.5 g | 0.72 g | 0 g | 142 mg |
| Per cup (243 g) | 347 | 30.6 g | 23.1 g | 1.75 g | 0 g | 345 mg |
| Per tablespoon (15.2 g) | 22 | 1.91 g | 1.44 g | 0.11 g | 0 g | 22 mg |
| Per egg (50 g) | 72 | 6.3 g | 4.75 g | 0.36 g | 0 g | 71 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 162 | 14.3 g | 10.8 g | 0.82 g | 0 g | 161 mg |
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- One tablespoon of ground flaxseed whisked with three tablespoons of water, left to gel — for binding, not for leavening.
- A quarter cup of applesauce, in a sweet batter.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of egg?
- One US cup of egg weighs about 243 g (8.57 oz). A tablespoon is about 15.2 g and a teaspoon about 5.06 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of egg?
- 100 g of egg is about 0.41 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one egg weigh?
- One egg weighs about 50 g (1.76 oz), so a pound is roughly 9 of them.
- How many calories are in egg?
- Egg has about 143 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 347 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in egg?
- About 12.6 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 14.3 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- One tablespoon of ground flaxseed whisked with three tablespoons of water, left to gel — for binding, not for leavening. Or: A quarter cup of applesauce, in a sweet batter.