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Shredded coconut: weights & conversions

A US cup of shredded coconut weighs about 93 g. 100 g is 501 calories and 2.9 g of protein.

Also written as: sweetened shredded coconut, flaked coconut, coconut.

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1 cup of shredded coconut is about 93 grams.

Cups to grams

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

shredded coconut volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup93 g3.28 oz
3/4 cup69.8 g
2/3 cup62 g
1/2 cup46.5 g
1/3 cup31 g
1/4 cup23.3 g
1 tablespoon5.81 g
1 teaspoon1.94 g

Ounces and pounds

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shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)5012.9 g35.5 g47.9 g4.5 g262 mg
Per cup (93 g)4662.7 g33 g44.5 g4.19 g244 mg
Per tablespoon (5.81 g)290.17 g2.06 g2.78 g0.26 g15 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)5683.29 g40.3 g54.3 g5.1 g297 mg

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Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of shredded coconut?
One US cup of shredded coconut weighs about 93 g (3.28 oz). A tablespoon is about 5.81 g and a teaspoon about 1.94 g.
How many cups is 100 g of shredded coconut?
100 g of shredded coconut is about 1.08 cups — near enough to 1 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in shredded coconut?
Shredded coconut has about 501 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 466 calories a cup.

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