Vegetables
Green onion: weights & conversions
A US cup of green onion weighs about 100 g. One weighs about 15 g. 100 g is 32 calories and 1.8 g of protein.
Also written as: green onions, scallion, scallions, spring onion.
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1 cup of green onion is about 100 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of green onion weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 100 g | 3.53 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 75 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 66.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 50 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 33.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 25 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 6.25 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.08 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts green onion instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 green onion | 15 g | 0.53 oz |
| 2 green onions | 30 g | |
| 3 green onions | 45 g | |
| 4 green onions | 60 g | |
| 6 green onions | 90 g | |
| 12 green onions | 180 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) | 32 | 1.8 g | 0.19 g | 7.3 g | 2.6 g | 16 mg |
| Per cup (100 g) | 32 | 1.8 g | 0.19 g | 7.3 g | 2.6 g | 16 mg |
| Per tablespoon (6.25 g) | 2 | 0.11 g | 0.01 g | 0.46 g | 0.16 g | 1 mg |
| Per green onion (15 g) | 5 | 0.27 g | 0.03 g | 1.1 g | 0.39 g | 2 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 36 | 2.04 g | 0.22 g | 8.28 g | 2.95 g | 18 mg |
If you have run out
- Shallot, about half as much. Milder and sweeter than green onion — mince it fine.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of green onion?
- One US cup of green onion 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 onion?
- 100 g of green onion is about 1 cups — near enough to 1 cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one green onion weigh?
- One green onion weighs about 15 g (0.53 oz), so a pound is roughly 30 of them.
- How many calories are in green onion?
- Green onion has about 32 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 32 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of green onion?
- Shallot, about half as much. Milder and sweeter than green onion — mince it fine.