Fish sauce: weights & conversions
A US cup of fish sauce weighs about 270 g. 100 g is 35 calories and 5.1 g of protein.
Also written as: nam pla, nuoc mam, רוטב דגים.
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1 cup of fish sauce is about 270 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of fish sauce weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 270 g | 9.52 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 203 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 180 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 135 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 90 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 67.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 16.9 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 5.63 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) | 35 | 5.1 g | 0.01 g | 3.6 g | 0 g | 7851 mg |
| Per cup (270 g) | 95 | 13.8 g | 0.03 g | 9.72 g | 0 g | 21198 mg |
| Per tablespoon (16.9 g) | 6 | 0.86 g | 0 g | 0.61 g | 0 g | 1325 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 40 | 5.78 g | 0.01 g | 4.08 g | 0 g | 8903 mg |
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- Soy sauce, the same amount. Loses fish sauce’s depth — add a pinch of salt to bring back the savory edge.
Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of fish sauce?
- One US cup of fish sauce weighs about 270 g (9.52 oz). A tablespoon is about 16.9 g and a teaspoon about 5.63 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of fish sauce?
- 100 g of fish sauce is about 0.37 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in fish sauce?
- Fish sauce has about 35 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 95 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in fish sauce?
- About 5.1 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 5.78 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of fish sauce?
- Soy sauce, the same amount. Loses fish sauce’s depth — add a pinch of salt to bring back the savory edge.