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How many cups is 250 grams of shredded coconut (sweetened)?
Answer
≈ 2 ⅔ cups
250 grams of shredded coconut (sweetened) fills about 2 ⅔ cups (2.69 US cups, or about 43 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 93 g per cup.
Shredded coconut (sweetened): grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.538 | about ½ cup |
| 100 g | 1.08 | about 1 ⅛ cups |
| 125 g | 1.34 | about 1 ⅓ cups |
| 200 g | 2.15 | about 2 ⅛ cups |
| 250 g | 2.69 | about 2 ⅔ cups |
| 500 g | 5.38 | 5 ⅜ cups |
| 1000 g | 10.8 | 10 ¾ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #168586, Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, shredded. USDA lists 1 cup, shredded = 93 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
Small amounts like these are hard to read on a regular kitchen scale. A pocket scale that reads to 0.1 g helps, or just use level measuring spoons. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.