Saltine crackers: weights & conversions
A US cup of saltine crackers weighs about 70 g. One weighs about 3 g. 100 g is 421 calories and 9 g of protein.
Also written as: crackers, saltines, ritz crackers, cracker crumbs.
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1 cup of saltine crackers is about 70 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of saltine crackers weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 70 g | 2.47 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 52.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 46.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 35 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 23.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 17.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 4.38 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.46 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts saltine crackers instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 saltine cracker | 3 g | 0.11 oz |
| 2 saltine crackers | 6 g | |
| 3 saltine crackers | 9 g | |
| 4 saltine crackers | 12 g | |
| 6 saltine crackers | 18 g | |
| 12 saltine crackers | 36 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) | 421 | 9 g | 11.5 g | 73 g | 2.9 g | 941 mg |
| Per cup (70 g) | 295 | 6.3 g | 8.05 g | 51.1 g | 2.03 g | 659 mg |
| Per tablespoon (4.38 g) | 18 | 0.39 g | 0.5 g | 3.19 g | 0.13 g | 41 mg |
| Per saltine cracker (3 g) | 13 | 0.27 g | 0.35 g | 2.19 g | 0.09 g | 28 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 477 | 10.2 g | 13 g | 82.8 g | 3.29 g | 1067 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of saltine crackers?
- One US cup of saltine crackers weighs about 70 g (2.47 oz). A tablespoon is about 4.38 g and a teaspoon about 1.46 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of saltine crackers?
- 100 g of saltine crackers is about 1.43 cups — near enough to 1 3/8 cups in a measuring cup.
- How much does one saltine cracker weigh?
- One saltine cracker weighs about 3 g (0.11 oz), so a pound is roughly 151 of them.
- How many calories are in saltine crackers?
- Saltine crackers has about 421 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 295 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in saltine crackers?
- About 9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 10.2 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of saltine crackers?
- Bread crumbs, the same amount. Works as a coating or a thickener the same way crushed saltines do.