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Pumpkin: weights & conversions

A US cup of pumpkin weighs about 245 g. 100 g is 34 calories and 1.1 g of protein.

Also written as: canned pumpkin, pumpkin puree, solid pack pumpkin.

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1 cup of pumpkin is about 245 grams.

Cups to grams

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

pumpkin volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup245 g8.64 oz
3/4 cup184 g
2/3 cup163 g
1/2 cup123 g
1/3 cup81.7 g
1/4 cup61.3 g
1 tablespoon15.3 g
1 teaspoon5.1 g

Ounces and pounds

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

pumpkin 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 pumpkin by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)341.1 g0.28 g8.1 g2.9 g5 mg
Per cup (245 g)832.7 g0.69 g19.8 g7.11 g12 mg
Per tablespoon (15.3 g)50.17 g0.04 g1.24 g0.44 g1 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)391.25 g0.32 g9.19 g3.29 g6 mg

If you have run out

  • Butternut squash, the same amount. Cooked and pureed the same way — a close stand-in for canned pumpkin.

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of pumpkin?
One US cup of pumpkin weighs about 245 g (8.64 oz). A tablespoon is about 15.3 g and a teaspoon about 5.1 g.
How many cups is 100 g of pumpkin?
100 g of pumpkin is about 0.41 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in pumpkin?
Pumpkin has about 34 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 83 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of pumpkin?
Butternut squash, the same amount. Cooked and pureed the same way — a close stand-in for canned pumpkin.

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