Herbs & spices
Fresh basil: weights & conversions
A US cup of fresh basil weighs about 24 g. One weighs about 0.5 g. 100 g is 23 calories and 3.2 g of protein.
Also written as: basil leaves, fresh basil leaves.
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1 cup of fresh basil is about 24 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of fresh basil weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 24 g | 0.85 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 18 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 16 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 12 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 8 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 6 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 1.5 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.5 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts fresh basil instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fresh basil | 0.5 g | 0.02 oz |
| 2 fresh basils | 1 g | |
| 3 fresh basils | 1.5 g | |
| 4 fresh basils | 2 g | |
| 6 fresh basils | 3 g | |
| 12 fresh basils | 6 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) | 23 | 3.2 g | 0.64 g | 2.7 g | 1.6 g | 4 mg |
| Per cup (24 g) | 6 | 0.77 g | 0.15 g | 0.65 g | 0.38 g | 1 mg |
| Per tablespoon (1.5 g) | 0 | 0.05 g | 0.01 g | 0.04 g | 0.02 g | 0 mg |
| Per fresh basil (0.5 g) | 0 | 0.02 g | 0 g | 0.01 g | 0.01 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 26 | 3.63 g | 0.73 g | 3.06 g | 1.81 g | 5 mg |
If you have run out
- One third the amount of dried basil.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of fresh basil?
- One US cup of fresh basil weighs about 24 g (0.85 oz). A tablespoon is about 1.5 g and a teaspoon about 0.5 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of fresh basil?
- 100 g of fresh basil is about 4.17 cups — near enough to 4 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
- How much does one fresh basil weigh?
- One fresh basil weighs about 0.5 g (0.02 oz), so a pound is roughly 907 of them.
- How many calories are in fresh basil?
- Fresh basil has about 23 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 6 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of fresh basil?
- One third the amount of dried basil.