Pesto: weights & conversions
A US cup of pesto weighs about 240 g. 100 g is 458 calories and 6.7 g of protein.
Also written as: basil pesto.
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1 cup of pesto is about 240 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of pesto weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 240 g | 8.47 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 180 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 160 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 120 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 80 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 60 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 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) | 458 | 6.7 g | 45.8 g | 6.7 g | 1.7 g | 900 mg |
| Per cup (240 g) | 1099 | 16.1 g | 110 g | 16.1 g | 4.08 g | 2160 mg |
| Per tablespoon (15 g) | 69 | 1 g | 6.87 g | 1 g | 0.26 g | 135 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 519 | 7.6 g | 51.9 g | 7.6 g | 1.93 g | 1021 mg |
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- How many grams are in a cup of pesto?
- One US cup of pesto weighs about 240 g (8.47 oz). A tablespoon is about 15 g and a teaspoon about 5 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of pesto?
- 100 g of pesto is about 0.42 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in pesto?
- Pesto has about 458 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 1099 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in pesto?
- About 6.7 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 7.6 g in a 4 oz portion.