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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.

jam volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup320 g11.3 oz
3/4 cup240 g
2/3 cup213 g
1/2 cup160 g
1/3 cup107 g
1/4 cup80 g
1 tablespoon20 g
1 teaspoon6.67 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

jam 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 jam by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)2780.37 g0.07 g68.9 g1.1 g32 mg
Per cup (320 g)8901.18 g0.22 g220 g3.52 g102 mg
Per tablespoon (20 g)560.07 g0.01 g13.8 g0.22 g6 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)3150.42 g0.08 g78.1 g1.25 g36 mg

Common questions

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.

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