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How many cups is 500 grams of cocoa powder (unsweetened)?
Answer
≈ 5 ⅞ cups
500 grams of cocoa powder (unsweetened) fills about 5 ⅞ cups (5.81 US cups, or about 93 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 86 g per cup.
Cocoa powder (unsweetened): grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.581 | about ⅝ cup |
| 100 g | 1.16 | about 1 ⅛ cups |
| 125 g | 1.45 | about 1 ½ cups |
| 200 g | 2.33 | about 2 ⅓ cups |
| 250 g | 2.91 | about 2 ⅞ cups |
| 500 g | 5.81 | about 5 ⅞ cups |
| 1000 g | 11.6 | 11 ⅝ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #169593, Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened. USDA lists 1 cup = 86 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.
See also: 1 cup of cocoa powder (unsweetened) in grams.