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Green beans: weights & conversions

A US cup of green beans weighs about 100 g. 100 g is 31 calories and 1.8 g of protein.

Also written as: string beans, haricot verts, fresh green beans.

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1 cup of green beans is about 100 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of green beans weighs, from the cup weight above.

green beans volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup100 g3.53 oz
3/4 cup75 g
2/3 cup66.7 g
1/2 cup50 g
1/3 cup33.3 g
1/4 cup25 g
1 tablespoon6.25 g
1 teaspoon2.08 g

Ounces and pounds

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green beans 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 green beans by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)311.8 g0.22 g7 g2.7 g6 mg
Per cup (100 g)311.8 g0.22 g7 g2.7 g6 mg
Per tablespoon (6.25 g)20.11 g0.01 g0.44 g0.17 g0 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)352.04 g0.25 g7.94 g3.06 g7 mg

If you have run out

  • Asparagus, the same amount. Trim it to the same length and it cooks in about the same time as green beans.

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of green beans?
One US cup of green beans 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 green beans?
100 g of green beans is about 1 cups — near enough to 1 cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in green beans?
Green beans has about 31 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 31 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of green beans?
Asparagus, the same amount. Trim it to the same length and it cooks in about the same time as green beans.

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