Quinoa: weights & conversions
A US cup of quinoa weighs about 170 g. 100 g is 368 calories and 14.1 g of protein.
Also written as: dry quinoa, uncooked quinoa.
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1 cup of quinoa is about 170 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of quinoa weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 170 g | 6 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 128 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 113 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 85 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 56.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 42.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 10.6 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.54 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) | 368 | 14.1 g | 6.1 g | 64.2 g | 7 g | 5 mg |
| Per cup (170 g) | 626 | 24 g | 10.4 g | 109 g | 11.9 g | 9 mg |
| Per tablespoon (10.6 g) | 39 | 1.5 g | 0.65 g | 6.82 g | 0.74 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 417 | 16 g | 6.92 g | 72.8 g | 7.94 g | 6 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of quinoa?
- One US cup of quinoa weighs about 170 g (6 oz). A tablespoon is about 10.6 g and a teaspoon about 3.54 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of quinoa?
- 100 g of quinoa is about 0.59 cups — near enough to 5/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in quinoa?
- Quinoa has about 368 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 626 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in quinoa?
- About 14.1 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 16 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of quinoa?
- Couscous, the same amount. Cooks faster than quinoa and has a softer bite.