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How many cups is 500 grams of chocolate chips (semisweet)?
Answer
≈ 3 cups
500 grams of chocolate chips (semisweet) fills about 3 cups (2.98 US cups, or about 47.6 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 168 g per cup.
Chocolate chips (semisweet): grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.298 | about ⅓ cup |
| 100 g | 0.595 | about ⅝ cup |
| 125 g | 0.744 | about ¾ cup |
| 200 g | 1.19 | about 1 ¼ cups |
| 250 g | 1.49 | about 1 ½ cups |
| 500 g | 2.98 | about 3 cups |
| 1000 g | 5.95 | about 6 cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #167976, Candies, semisweet chocolate. USDA lists 1 cup chips (6 oz package) = 168 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.