Ground pork: weights & conversions
A US cup of ground pork weighs about 225 g. 100 g is 263 calories and 16.9 g of protein.
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1 cup of ground pork is about 225 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of ground pork 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) | 263 | 16.9 g | 21.2 g | 0 g | 0 g | 56 mg |
| Per cup (225 g) | 592 | 38 g | 47.7 g | 0 g | 0 g | 126 mg |
| Per tablespoon (14.1 g) | 37 | 2.38 g | 2.98 g | 0 g | 0 g | 8 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 298 | 19.2 g | 24 g | 0 g | 0 g | 64 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of ground pork?
- One US cup of ground pork 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 pork?
- 100 g of ground pork is about 0.44 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in ground pork?
- Ground pork has about 263 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 592 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in ground pork?
- About 16.9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 19.2 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of ground pork?
- Ground beef, the same amount. Loses pork’s sweetness but works the same way in a filling or a meatball.