Ground beef: weights & conversions
A US cup of ground beef weighs about 225 g. 100 g is 215 calories and 18.6 g of protein.
Also written as: hamburger, ground chuck, hamburger meat, ground meat.
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1 cup of ground beef is about 225 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of ground beef weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 225 g | 7.94 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 169 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 150 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 113 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 75 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 56.3 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.1 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.69 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) | 215 | 18.6 g | 15 g | 0 g | 0 g | 66 mg |
| Per cup (225 g) | 484 | 41.9 g | 33.8 g | 0 g | 0 g | 149 mg |
| Per tablespoon (14.1 g) | 30 | 2.62 g | 2.11 g | 0 g | 0 g | 9 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 244 | 21.1 g | 17 g | 0 g | 0 g | 75 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of ground beef?
- One US cup of ground beef weighs about 225 g (7.94 oz). A tablespoon is about 14.1 g and a teaspoon about 4.69 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of ground beef?
- 100 g of ground beef is about 0.44 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in ground beef?
- Ground beef has about 215 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 484 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in ground beef?
- About 18.6 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 21.1 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of ground beef?
- Ground turkey, the same amount. Leaner than beef — add a tablespoon of oil to the pan to compensate.