Pecans: weights & conversions
A US cup of pecans weighs about 109 g. One weighs about 3 g. 100 g is 691 calories and 9.2 g of protein.
Also written as: pecan, chopped pecans, pecan halves.
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1 cup of pecans is about 109 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of pecans weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 109 g | 3.84 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 81.8 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 72.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 54.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 36.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 27.3 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 6.81 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.27 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts pecans instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 pecan | 3 g | 0.11 oz |
| 2 pecans | 6 g | |
| 3 pecans | 9 g | |
| 4 pecans | 12 g | |
| 6 pecans | 18 g | |
| 12 pecans | 36 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) | 691 | 9.2 g | 72 g | 13.9 g | 9.6 g | 0 mg |
| Per cup (109 g) | 753 | 10 g | 78.5 g | 15.2 g | 10.5 g | 0 mg |
| Per tablespoon (6.81 g) | 47 | 0.63 g | 4.91 g | 0.95 g | 0.65 g | 0 mg |
| Per pecan (3 g) | 21 | 0.28 g | 2.16 g | 0.42 g | 0.29 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 784 | 10.4 g | 81.6 g | 15.8 g | 10.9 g | 0 mg |
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- Walnuts, the same amount. A little more bitter than pecans.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of pecans?
- One US cup of pecans weighs about 109 g (3.84 oz). A tablespoon is about 6.81 g and a teaspoon about 2.27 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of pecans?
- 100 g of pecans is about 0.92 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one pecan weigh?
- One pecan weighs about 3 g (0.11 oz), so a pound is roughly 151 of them.
- How many calories are in pecans?
- Pecans has about 691 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 753 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in pecans?
- About 9.2 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 10.4 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of pecans?
- Walnuts, the same amount. A little more bitter than pecans.