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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.

ground beef volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup225 g7.94 oz
3/4 cup169 g
2/3 cup150 g
1/2 cup113 g
1/3 cup75 g
1/4 cup56.3 g
1 tablespoon14.1 g
1 teaspoon4.69 g

Ounces and pounds

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ground beef 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 ground beef by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)21518.6 g15 g0 g0 g66 mg
Per cup (225 g)48441.9 g33.8 g0 g0 g149 mg
Per tablespoon (14.1 g)302.62 g2.11 g0 g0 g9 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)24421.1 g17 g0 g0 g75 mg

If you have run out

  • Ground turkey, the same amount. Leaner than beef — add a tablespoon of oil to the pan to compensate.

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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.

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