How many cups is 500 grams of peanuts?
Answer
≈ 3 ⅜ cups
500 grams of peanuts fills about 3 ⅜ cups (3.42 US cups, or about 54.8 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 146 g per cup.
Peanuts: grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.342 | about ⅓ cup |
| 100 g | 0.685 | about ⅔ cup |
| 125 g | 0.856 | about ⅞ cup |
| 200 g | 1.37 | about 1 ⅜ cups |
| 250 g | 1.71 | about 1 ¾ cups |
| 500 g | 3.42 | about 3 ⅜ cups |
| 1000 g | 6.85 | about 6 ⅞ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #172430, Peanuts, all types, raw. USDA lists 1 cup = 146 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
Whole, chopped and sliced pieces leave different amounts of air in the cup, so the same nut can weigh quite differently depending on the cut. Pick the closest match. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of peanuts in grams.