Zucchini: weights & conversions
A US cup of zucchini weighs about 124 g. One weighs about 196 g. 100 g is 17 calories and 1.2 g of protein.
Also written as: summer squash, yellow squash.
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1 cup of zucchini is about 124 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of zucchini weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 124 g | 4.37 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 93 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 82.7 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 62 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 41.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 31 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 7.75 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.58 g |
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts zucchini instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 zucchini | 196 g | 6.91 oz |
| 2 zucchinis | 392 g | |
| 3 zucchinis | 588 g | |
| 4 zucchinis | 784 g | |
| 6 zucchinis | 1176 g | |
| 12 zucchinis | 2352 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) | 17 | 1.2 g | 0.32 g | 3.1 g | 1 g | 8 mg |
| Per cup (124 g) | 21 | 1.49 g | 0.4 g | 3.84 g | 1.24 g | 10 mg |
| Per tablespoon (7.75 g) | 1 | 0.09 g | 0.02 g | 0.24 g | 0.08 g | 1 mg |
| Per zucchini (196 g) | 33 | 2.35 g | 0.63 g | 6.08 g | 1.96 g | 16 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 19 | 1.36 g | 0.36 g | 3.52 g | 1.13 g | 9 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of zucchini?
- One US cup of zucchini weighs about 124 g (4.37 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.75 g and a teaspoon about 2.58 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of zucchini?
- 100 g of zucchini is about 0.81 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How much does one zucchini weigh?
- One zucchini weighs about 196 g (6.91 oz), so a pound is roughly 2 of them.
- How many calories are in zucchini?
- Zucchini has about 17 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 21 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of zucchini?
- Eggplant, the same amount. Salt it and pat it dry first, the way you would eggplant, so it does not turn watery.