Walnuts: weights & conversions
A US cup of walnuts weighs about 117 g. One weighs about 3 g. 100 g is 654 calories and 15.2 g of protein.
Also written as: walnut, chopped walnuts, chopped nuts, nuts.
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1 cup of walnuts is about 117 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of walnuts weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 117 g | 4.13 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 87.8 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 78 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 58.5 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 39 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 29.3 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 7.31 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.44 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts walnuts instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 walnut | 3 g | 0.11 oz |
| 2 walnuts | 6 g | |
| 3 walnuts | 9 g | |
| 4 walnuts | 12 g | |
| 6 walnuts | 18 g | |
| 12 walnuts | 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) | 654 | 15.2 g | 65.2 g | 13.7 g | 6.7 g | 2 mg |
| Per cup (117 g) | 765 | 17.8 g | 76.3 g | 16 g | 7.84 g | 2 mg |
| Per tablespoon (7.31 g) | 48 | 1.11 g | 4.77 g | 1 g | 0.49 g | 0 mg |
| Per walnut (3 g) | 20 | 0.46 g | 1.96 g | 0.41 g | 0.2 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 742 | 17.2 g | 73.9 g | 15.5 g | 7.6 g | 2 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of walnuts?
- One US cup of walnuts weighs about 117 g (4.13 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.31 g and a teaspoon about 2.44 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of walnuts?
- 100 g of walnuts is about 0.85 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one walnut weigh?
- One walnut weighs about 3 g (0.11 oz), so a pound is roughly 151 of them.
- How many calories are in walnuts?
- Walnuts has about 654 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 765 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in walnuts?
- About 15.2 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 17.2 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of walnuts?
- Pecans, the same amount. Sweeter and milder than walnuts.