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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.

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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.

fish sauce volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup270 g9.52 oz
3/4 cup203 g
2/3 cup180 g
1/2 cup135 g
1/3 cup90 g
1/4 cup67.5 g
1 tablespoon16.9 g
1 teaspoon5.63 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

fish sauce 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 fish sauce by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)355.1 g0.01 g3.6 g0 g7851 mg
Per cup (270 g)9513.8 g0.03 g9.72 g0 g21198 mg
Per tablespoon (16.9 g)60.86 g0 g0.61 g0 g1325 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)405.78 g0.01 g4.08 g0 g8903 mg

If you have run out

  • 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.

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