Lemon zest: weights & conversions
A US cup of lemon zest weighs about 96 g. 100 g is 47 calories and 1.5 g of protein.
Also written as: lemon peel, grated lemon peel, orange zest, orange peel, lemon rind.
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1 cup of lemon zest is about 96 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of lemon zest weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 96 g | 3.39 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 72 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 64 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 48 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 32 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 24 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 6 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2 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) | 47 | 1.5 g | 0.3 g | 16 g | 10.6 g | 6 mg |
| Per cup (96 g) | 45 | 1.44 g | 0.29 g | 15.4 g | 10.2 g | 6 mg |
| Per tablespoon (6 g) | 3 | 0.09 g | 0.02 g | 0.96 g | 0.64 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 53 | 1.7 g | 0.34 g | 18.1 g | 12 g | 7 mg |
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- How many grams are in a cup of lemon zest?
- One US cup of lemon zest weighs about 96 g (3.39 oz). A tablespoon is about 6 g and a teaspoon about 2 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of lemon zest?
- 100 g of lemon zest is about 1.04 cups — near enough to 1 cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in lemon zest?
- Lemon zest has about 47 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 45 calories a cup.