How big is "a cup"?

coxelini
coxelini Posts: 2
edited October 10 in Health and Weight Loss
How big is "a cup"?

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  • lulabellewoowoo
    lulabellewoowoo Posts: 3,125 Member
    Depends on what you are filling it with. Liquid or solids? I know that it equals 8 oz, 200 grams, 16 tbsp, if that helps any.
  • coxelini
    coxelini Posts: 2
    It was for cereal, I can only add it in "cups", I had 30 grammes.
  • megstar8686
    megstar8686 Posts: 22 Member
    Um.. in Australia it's 250mL, which equals roughly 8.5oz (I think! We don't use that measurement here!)
    In terms of weight... unless you know what you're putting in the cup, it's hard to say, as a "cup" is a measurement of volume, not weight. (For example, 1 cup of flour will weigh different to 1 cup of mashed banana - does that make sense?!)
    Hope this helps :smile:
  • lgav23
    lgav23 Posts: 33 Member
    I think your 30g is about equal to 1/2 cup.....
  • mak353
    mak353 Posts: 2
    Is a cup of rice cooked or uncooked?
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  • potluck965
    potluck965 Posts: 529 Member
    mak353 wrote: »
    Is a cup of rice cooked or uncooked?

    Not sure why you dragged up this old thread, but I am assuming this is your "new" question.

    A cup of rice can be cooked or uncooked. For values dry and cooked you can check the box/bag. I think it is something like ¼ cup dry makes 1 cup cooked, but that is for my instant brown rice. The jasmine rice package says 1 cup dry makes 3 cups cooked and another kind I have says ¼ cup dry makes ¾ cup cooked. It varies for the type of rice you use.

    Check your package or go to the mfgr's website for nutritional info.
  • newhealthykim
    newhealthykim Posts: 192 Member
    You really should be measuring solid foods in grams on a scale. Using measuring cups can cause you to go over calories even if all the food fits into the measuring cup.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    Dredging up a 4 year old thread is one way to ask a question I guess...
  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    coxelini wrote: »
    It was for cereal, I can only add it in "cups", I had 30 grammes.
    For cereal purposes, 37.33 g is one cup.
  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    mak353 wrote: »
    Is a cup of rice cooked or uncooked?
    one cup of uncooked rice = three cups of cooked rice

  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    johnnylakis wrote: »
    coxelini wrote: »
    It was for cereal, I can only add it in "cups", I had 30 grammes.
    For cereal purposes, 37.33 g is one cup.

    What if it's a cup of just Lucky Charms marshmallows????

  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    There are liquid & solid measuring cups in the U.S.....slightly different

    http://www.foodgeeks.com/resources/conversion_charts
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