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Marinara sauce: weights & conversions

A US cup of marinara sauce weighs about 250 g. 100 g is 61 calories and 1.6 g of protein.

Also written as: pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce, jarred marinara.

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1 cup of marinara sauce is about 250 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of marinara sauce weighs, from the cup weight above.

marinara sauce volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup250 g8.82 oz
3/4 cup188 g
2/3 cup167 g
1/2 cup125 g
1/3 cup83.3 g
1/4 cup62.5 g
1 tablespoon15.6 g
1 teaspoon5.21 g

Ounces and pounds

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

marinara sauce 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 marinara sauce by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)611.6 g1.9 g8.8 g1.8 g420 mg
Per cup (250 g)1534 g4.75 g22 g4.5 g1050 mg
Per tablespoon (15.6 g)100.25 g0.3 g1.38 g0.28 g66 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)691.81 g2.15 g9.98 g2.04 g476 mg

If you have run out

  • Tomato sauce, the same amount. Plainer than marinara — add a pinch of garlic, oregano and basil to bring the flavor back.

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of marinara sauce?
One US cup of marinara sauce weighs about 250 g (8.82 oz). A tablespoon is about 15.6 g and a teaspoon about 5.21 g.
How many cups is 100 g of marinara sauce?
100 g of marinara sauce is about 0.4 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in marinara sauce?
Marinara sauce has about 61 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 153 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of marinara sauce?
Tomato sauce, the same amount. Plainer than marinara — add a pinch of garlic, oregano and basil to bring the flavor back.

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