Vegetables
Spinach: weights & conversions
A US cup of spinach weighs about 30 g. 100 g is 23 calories and 2.9 g of protein.
Also written as: baby spinach, fresh spinach, frozen spinach.
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1 cup of spinach is about 30 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of spinach weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 22.5 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 20 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 15 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 10 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 7.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 1.88 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.63 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) | 23 | 2.9 g | 0.39 g | 3.6 g | 2.2 g | 79 mg |
| Per cup (30 g) | 7 | 0.87 g | 0.12 g | 1.08 g | 0.66 g | 24 mg |
| Per tablespoon (1.88 g) | 0 | 0.05 g | 0.01 g | 0.07 g | 0.04 g | 1 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 26 | 3.29 g | 0.44 g | 4.08 g | 2.49 g | 90 mg |
If you have run out
- Kale, the same amount. Sturdier than spinach, so give it longer in the pan.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of spinach?
- One US cup of spinach weighs about 30 g (1.06 oz). A tablespoon is about 1.88 g and a teaspoon about 0.63 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of spinach?
- 100 g of spinach is about 3.33 cups — near enough to 3 3/8 cups in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in spinach?
- Spinach has about 23 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 7 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of spinach?
- Kale, the same amount. Sturdier than spinach, so give it longer in the pan.





