Ingredient Weights & Measures

There's a great deal of confusion about the weights of ingredients, and so we thought it would be helpful to provide this table of standardized weights and measures for all the ingredients used in this book, with the exception of food colorings, which for all intents and purposes have no weight.

The vast majority of these numbers are based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutritional Values Database. Those few that don't appear in the USDA database, or that have unusable unit weights, e.g., 100g = 100g, come from other highly credible sources. Scroll down to find ingredients.


Ounces Grams
Ingredient Cup Tbs Tsp Cup Tbs Tsp
Allspice, ground 3.52 0.22 0.07 100 6 2
Almond Extract 7.34 0.46 0.15 208 13 4
Almond paste 8.01 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Almonds, ground 4.25 0.27 0.09 120 8 3
Almonds, sliced 3.25 0.20 0.07 92 6 2
Almonds, whole 5.04 0.32 0.11 143 9 3
Apple, large 4.00 0.25 0.08 113 7 2
Apricot jam 11.20 0.70 0.24 318 20 7
Apricots, dried halves 4.59 0.29 0.10 130 8 3
Arrowroot powder 4.51 0.28 0.09 128 8 3
Baking powder 7.79 0.49 0.16 221 14 5
Baking soda 7.79 0.49 0.16 221 14 5
Blueberries, frozen 8.60 0.54 0.18 244 15 5
Blueberry juice 9.00 0.56 0.19 255 16 5
Breadcrumbs 4.00 0.25 0.08 113 7 2
Butter 8.01 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Butter Flavoring 8.47 0.53 0.18 240 15 5
Cake crumbs 2.56 0.16 0.05 73 5 2
Caramel coloring 8.00 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Caraway seed 3.78 0.24 0.08 107 7 2
Cardamom 3.27 0.20 0.07 93 6 2
Cheese, bakers 5.00 0.38 0.13 142 11 4
Cheese, cream 8.20 0.51 0.17 232 14 5
Cherries, canned in juice 6.20 0.38 0.13 176 11 4
Cherry juice 8.20 0.51 0.17 232 14 5
Chocolate, baking, grated 4.66 0.29 0.10 132 8 3
Chocolate chips 6.50 0.43 0.15 184 12 4
Cinnamon 4.40 0.28 0.09 125 8 3
ClearJel, Instant 4.51 0.28 0.09 128 8 3
Cloves, ground 3.70 0.23 0.07 105 7 2
Cocoa powder 3.03 0.19 0.06 86 5 2
Coconut, desiccated 3.56 0.22 0.07 101 6 2
Coconut, macaroon 3.56 0.22 0.07 101 6 2
Corn syrup, light 12.03 0.75 0.25 341 21 7
Cornstarch 4.51 0.28 0.09 128 8 3
Cream of tartar 5.08 0.32 0.11 144 9 3
Cream, heavy 8.40 0.53 0.18 238 15 5
Cream, light 8.47 0.53 0.18 240 15 5
Cream, sour 8.10 0.50 0.17 230 14 5
Egg white 8.57 0.54 0.18 243 15 5
Egg yolk 8.57 0.54 0.18 243 15 5
Egg, whole 8.57 0.54 0.18 243 15 5
Flour, unsifted (wheat unless indicated)
All Purpose 4.59 0.29 0.10 130 8 3
Barley 5.22 0.33 0.11 148 9 3
Bread 4.94 0.31 0.10 140 9 3
Buckwheat 4.23 0.26 0.09 120 8 3
Cake 4.23 0.26 0.09 120 8 3
Cornmeal 5.61 0.35 0.12 159 10 3
First clear 5.01 0.31 0.10 142 9 3
High-gluten 5.01 0.31 0.10 142 9 3
Pastry 4.41 0.28 0.09 125 8 3
Potato 5.64 0.35 0.12 160 10 3
Rice, white 5.57 0.35 0.12 158 10 3
Rye, dark 3.25 0.20 0.07 92 6 2
Rye, medium 4.50 0.28 0.09 128 8 3
Rye, white 5.00 0.31 0.10 142 9 3
Rye meal, coarse 5.50 0.34 0.11 156 10 3
Tapioca 4.13 0.26 0.09 117 7 2
Whole wheat 4.23 0.26 0.09 120 8 3
Fruit, glace 8.00 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Gelatin, unflavored 4.00 0.25 0.08 113 7 2
Hazelnuts, ground 2.65 0.17 0.06 75 5 2
Hazelnuts, whole 4.75 0.30 0.10 135 8 3
Honey 11.96 0.75 0.25 339 21 7
Lemon Extract 7.34 0.46 0.15 208 13 4
Lemon juice 8.00 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Lemon zest 3.39 0.21 0.07 96 6 2
Malt syrup 13.54 0.85 0.28 384 24 8
Malt, dry 5.71 0.36 0.12 162 10 3
Margarine 8.01 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Matzo cake meal 4.40 0.28 0.09 125 8 3
Milk, liquid 8.68 0.54 0.18 246 15 5
Milk, nonfat dry 4.23 0.26 0.09 120 8 3
Molasses, unsulphured 11.89 0.74 0.25 337 21 7
Nigella seed 3.95 0.25 0.08 112 7 2
Nutmeg, ground 3.95 0.25 0.09 112 7 2
Nuts, ground 3.00 0.19 0.06 85 5 2
Oil, vegetable 7.69 0.48 0.16 218 14 5
Onion, dehydrated chopped 2.82 0.18 0.06 80 5 2
Onion, raw, chopped 5.64 0.35 0.12 160 10 3
Orange Extract 7.34 0.46 0.15 208 13 4
Orange juice 8.00 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Orange zest 3.39 0.21 0.07 96 6 2
Pecans, halves 3.87 0.24 0.08 110 7 2
Pepper, black 3.61 0.23 0.08 102 6 2
Pineapple juice 8.82 0.55 0.18 250 16 5
PIneapple, canned 6.88 0.43 0.15 195 12 4
Poppy seed 4.97 0.31 0.10 141 9 3
Potato starch 6.40 0.40 0.13 181 11 4
Potato, boiled 5.50 0.34 0.11 156 10 3
Potato, raw diced 5.30 0.33 0.11 150 9 3
Prunes, pitted 6.14 0.38 0.13 174 11 4
Raisins, packed 5.80 0.36 0.12 164 10 3
Rum flavoring 7.34 0.46 0.15 208 13 4
Saffron 1.19 0.07 0.02 34 2 1
Salt, table 10.16 0.63 0.21 288 18 6
Sesame seed 5.08 0.32 0.11 144 9 3
Shortening 7.23 0.45 0.15 205 13 4
Sour, rye 7.00 0.44 0.15 198 12 4
Sour, wheat 8.00 0.50 0.17 227 14 5
Sourcream 8.11 0.51 0.17 230 14 5
Sugar, brown, packed 7.76 0.49 0.16 220 14 5
Sugar, powdered 4.23 0.26 0.09 120 8 3
Sugar, white 7.05 0.44 0.15 200 13 4
Vanilla Extract 7.34 0.46 0.15 208 13 4
Vinegar 8.43 0.53 0.18 239 15 5
Walnuts, chopped 4.13 0.26 0.09 117 7 2
Walnuts, halves 3.51 0.22 0.07 100 6 2
Water 8.36 0.52 0.17 237 15 5
Yeast, active dry 6.77 0.42 0.14 192 12 4
Yeast, fresh compressed 11.85 0.74 0.25 336 21 7
Yeast, instant 6.77 0.42 0.14 192 12 4