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cups??? in weight

rwinnie2
rwinnie2 Posts: 59 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
many of the food items in the database are given in cups

I'm from the UK and have no idea what that actualy means.

so anyone know what a cup is roughly in grams

thanks

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  • bettyboop573
    bettyboop573 Posts: 610 Member
    It will really depend on what you are weighing...I recently purchased a cheap kitchen scale and i really love it :)
  • shaunshaikh
    shaunshaikh Posts: 616 Member
    A cup is a measurement of volume, not weight. There are 4.2 cups in a liter.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    A cup is not a measurement of weight. Try this site...it might help.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)
  • KeyMasterOfGozer
    KeyMasterOfGozer Posts: 229 Member
    grams are a measure of weight (mass) and cups are a measure of volume, so they are not compatible directly, meaning, it would depend on what you are measuring.

    2 cups = 1 pint
    2 pints = 1 quart
    4 quarts = 1 gallon

    1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
    1/3 tablespoon = 1 teaspoon

    1 US quart = 0.946352946 liters

    so 1 cup is approximately 0.25 liters
  • fat_beyonce
    fat_beyonce Posts: 133 Member
    you can buy measuring cups on ebay for pretty cheap
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    It will depend on what you are measuring. If you google the specifics, you will find the answer. Good luck
  • lu123
    lu123 Posts: 247 Member
    I bought a set of measuring cups from tesco in december, were only a few quid. :smile: and saves me having to get the scales out for things.
  • rwinnie2
    rwinnie2 Posts: 59 Member
    thanks was going to make some popcorn for the kids and maybe a little snack for me but the mesurement for calories in cups no idea if that is before or after cooking and have no woy to judge what is intended as a cup

    but thanks for the suggestions
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    A cup of carrots will weigh a lot more than a cup of rice, so it's difficult to say what a cup actually "weighs". Your best bet is to get a kitchen scale. Most labels will have both a volume (cups or teaspoons) and a weight (grams) measurement for a serving, so use the grams measurement and your scale.

    I, personally, have a tendency to use the kitchen scale all of the time. I don't like to measure things in cups and tablespoons because I'm lazy and hate washing those utensils. :laugh: Instead, I'll put my food on the scale, tare it (zero it out) and then add the food I'm measuring. I did it this morning with peanut butter and sandwich thins. One tablespoon of peanut butter weighs 16 grams.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    thanks was going to make some popcorn for the kids and maybe a little snack for me but the mesurement for calories in cups no idea if that is before or after cooking and have no woy to judge what is intended as a cup

    but thanks for the suggestions

    Popcorn is usually measured in cups, and is measured after the kernels are popped.
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