Jam: weights & conversions
A US cup of jam weighs about 320 g. 100 g is 278 calories and 0.37 g of protein.
Also written as: jelly, preserves, fruit preserves, marmalade, fruit spread.
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1 cup of jam is about 320 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of jam weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 320 g | 11.3 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 240 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 213 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 160 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 107 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 80 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 20 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 6.67 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) | 278 | 0.37 g | 0.07 g | 68.9 g | 1.1 g | 32 mg |
| Per cup (320 g) | 890 | 1.18 g | 0.22 g | 220 g | 3.52 g | 102 mg |
| Per tablespoon (20 g) | 56 | 0.07 g | 0.01 g | 13.8 g | 0.22 g | 6 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 315 | 0.42 g | 0.08 g | 78.1 g | 1.25 g | 36 mg |
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- How many grams are in a cup of jam?
- One US cup of jam weighs about 320 g (11.3 oz). A tablespoon is about 20 g and a teaspoon about 6.67 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of jam?
- 100 g of jam is about 0.31 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in jam?
- Jam has about 278 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 890 calories a cup.