Nutmeg: weights & conversions
A US cup of nutmeg weighs about 110 g. 100 g is 525 calories and 5.8 g of protein.
Also written as: ground nutmeg, grated nutmeg.
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1 cup of nutmeg is about 110 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of nutmeg weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 110 g | 3.88 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 82.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 73.3 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 55 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 36.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 27.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 6.88 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.29 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) | 525 | 5.8 g | 36.3 g | 49.3 g | 20.8 g | 16 mg |
| Per cup (110 g) | 578 | 6.38 g | 39.9 g | 54.2 g | 22.9 g | 18 mg |
| Per tablespoon (6.88 g) | 36 | 0.4 g | 2.5 g | 3.39 g | 1.43 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 595 | 6.58 g | 41.2 g | 55.9 g | 23.6 g | 18 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of nutmeg?
- One US cup of nutmeg weighs about 110 g (3.88 oz). A tablespoon is about 6.88 g and a teaspoon about 2.29 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of nutmeg?
- 100 g of nutmeg is about 0.91 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in nutmeg?
- Nutmeg has about 525 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 578 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in nutmeg?
- About 5.8 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 6.58 g in a 4 oz portion.