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How many cups is 500 grams of quinoa (uncooked)?
Answer
≈ 3 cups
500 grams of quinoa (uncooked) fills about 3 cups (2.94 US cups, or about 47.1 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 170 g per cup.
Quinoa (uncooked): grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.294 | about ⅓ cup |
| 100 g | 0.588 | about ⅝ cup |
| 125 g | 0.735 | about ¾ cup |
| 200 g | 1.18 | about 1 ⅛ cups |
| 250 g | 1.47 | about 1 ½ cups |
| 500 g | 2.94 | about 3 cups |
| 1000 g | 5.88 | about 5 ⅞ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #168874, Quinoa, uncooked. USDA lists 1 cup = 170 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
These figures are for dry, uncooked grains and legumes. Once cooked they soak up water and a cup weighs very differently. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of quinoa (uncooked) in grams.