Red pepper flakes: weights & conversions
A US cup of red pepper flakes weighs about 90 g. 100 g is 318 calories and 12 g of protein.
Also written as: crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne, cayenne pepper, pepper flakes, chili flakes, צ׳ילי יבש גרוס, צ'ילי יבש גרוס, צ׳ילי גרוס.
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1 cup of red pepper flakes is about 90 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of red pepper flakes weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 90 g | 3.17 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 67.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 60 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 45 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 30 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 22.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 5.63 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.88 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) | 318 | 12 g | 17.3 g | 56.6 g | 27.2 g | 30 mg |
| Per cup (90 g) | 286 | 10.8 g | 15.6 g | 50.9 g | 24.5 g | 27 mg |
| Per tablespoon (5.63 g) | 18 | 0.68 g | 0.97 g | 3.18 g | 1.53 g | 2 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 361 | 13.6 g | 19.6 g | 64.2 g | 30.8 g | 34 mg |
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- How many grams are in a cup of red pepper flakes?
- One US cup of red pepper flakes weighs about 90 g (3.17 oz). A tablespoon is about 5.63 g and a teaspoon about 1.88 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of red pepper flakes?
- 100 g of red pepper flakes is about 1.11 cups — near enough to 1 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in red pepper flakes?
- Red pepper flakes has about 318 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 286 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in red pepper flakes?
- About 12 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 13.6 g in a 4 oz portion.