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Queso fresco: weights & conversions
A US cup of queso fresco weighs about 122 g. 100 g is 299 calories and 18.1 g of protein.
Also written as: queso fresco cheese, fresh mexican cheese.
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1 cup of queso fresco is about 122 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of queso fresco weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 122 g | 4.3 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 91.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 81.3 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 61 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 40.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 30.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 7.63 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.54 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) | 299 | 18.1 g | 23.8 g | 3 g | 0 g | 751 mg |
| Per cup (122 g) | 365 | 22.1 g | 29 g | 3.66 g | 0 g | 916 mg |
| Per tablespoon (7.63 g) | 23 | 1.38 g | 1.81 g | 0.23 g | 0 g | 57 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 339 | 20.5 g | 27 g | 3.4 g | 0 g | 852 mg |
Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of queso fresco?
- One US cup of queso fresco weighs about 122 g (4.3 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.63 g and a teaspoon about 2.54 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of queso fresco?
- 100 g of queso fresco is about 0.82 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in queso fresco?
- Queso fresco has about 299 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 365 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in queso fresco?
- About 18.1 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 20.5 g in a 4 oz portion.