1 Cup Chocolate Chips in Grams and Cocoa Powder Chart

Solid chocolate pieces weigh about twice as much as cocoa powder per cup. Chips, chunks and chopped bars all land near 170 grams. Mini chips weigh a bit more because they pack tighter with less air between them.

Why Cocoa Weighs Half as Much

Cocoa powder is ground very fine, and it traps a lot of air in the cup. Chips are solid pieces of chocolate with fat and sugar packed inside. That is why a cup of cocoa weighs 84 grams while a cup of chips weighs 170 grams.

Natural and Dutch Process Cocoa

Dutch process cocoa is treated with an alkali to lower its acid, as the USDA food name shows. Both kinds weigh about the same per cup, so the charts work for either one. They do bake differently, so use the type your recipe names.

This chart covers the cup amounts that cookie and muffin recipes use most. Grams are shown for regular and mini chips, with ounces for regular chips. Use the mini chips column only when a recipe asks for mini chips.

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips in Grams

Half a cup of chocolate chips weighs 85 grams, or 3 ounces. A third of a cup weighs 57 grams, and a quarter cup weighs 43 grams. Two cups weigh 340 grams, which is one full 12 ounce bag.

Recipes from the UK, Europe and Australia list chocolate in grams. Divide the grams by 170 to get cups. The last column shows the closest cups and spoons to scoop.

200 Grams of Chocolate Chips to Cups

200 grams of chocolate chips is 1.18 cups, or 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons. 100 grams is 0.59 cup, a little more than 1/2 cup. 300 grams is 1.76 cups, which is about 1 3/4 cups.

Cocoa recipes often use small amounts, so this chart starts with spoons. The first column uses the King Arthur value of 84 grams per cup. The USDA column shows that the two sources differ by 4 grams or less.

1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder in Grams

1 tbsp cocoa powder in grams is 5.3 grams, which most bakers round to 5. The Hershey’s cocoa label lists 1 tablespoon as 5 grams, and USDA lists 5.4 grams. One teaspoon weighs about 1.8 grams.

1/4 Cup and 1 Cup Cocoa Powder in Grams

A quarter cup of cocoa powder weighs 21 grams. Half a cup weighs 42 grams, and a full cup weighs 84 grams. These are spooned and leveled amounts, not packed.

Divide grams of cocoa by 84 to get cups, or by 5.25 to get tablespoons. Spoons are easier for amounts under 20 grams. The last column gives the closest kitchen measure.

50g Cocoa Powder in Cups

50g cocoa powder in cups is 0.6 cup. Measure it as 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons, or about 9 1/2 level tablespoons. A scale is faster here, since 50 grams is an easy number to weigh.

30, 40 and 60 Grams of Cocoa Powder in Cups

30 grams of cocoa is about 1/3 cup. 40 grams is a little under 1/2 cup. 60 grams is 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon.

8 Ounces and 1 Pound of Cocoa Powder in Cups

An 8 ounce can of cocoa holds 227 grams, which is about 2 3/4 cups. One pound is 454 grams, or about 5 1/3 cups. One kilogram of cocoa fills about 12 cups.

Many recipes count chocolate by the bag or the bar instead of the cup. The Nestlé Toll House morsels label lists a net weight of 12 ounces, or 340 grams. At 170 grams per cup, that bag holds 2 cups.

• 12 ounce bag of chips: 340 g, or 2 cups
• 11.5 ounce bag of milk chocolate chips: 326 g, or just under 2 cups
• 24 ounce bag of chips: 680 g, or 4 cups
• 100 gram chocolate bar, chopped: about 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp
• 4 ounce baking bar, chopped: 113 g, or about 2/3 cup

How Many Grams Is One Chocolate Chip

USDA counts about 60 regular chips in 1 ounce. That makes one chip weigh close to 0.5 gram. A cup of chips holds roughly 360 pieces.

Two numbers handle almost every conversion on this page. Use 170 grams per cup for chips and chopped chocolate. Use 84 grams per cup, or 5.25 grams per tablespoon, for cocoa powder.

Cups to Grams

Multiply the cups by the grams per cup. For 3/4 cup of chips, 0.75 × 170 = 128 grams. For 1/3 cup of cocoa, 0.33 × 84 = 28 grams.

Grams to Cups

Divide the grams by the grams per cup. For 250 grams of chips, 250 ÷ 170 = 1.47 cups, or about 1 1/2 cups. For 25 grams of cocoa, 25 ÷ 84 = 0.30 cup, or 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon.

Tips for Measuring Chocolate and Cocoa

Small changes in cocoa can shift the taste and texture of a bake. Chips are more forgiving, but weight still gives the best result. These habits help with both.

• Spoon and level cocoa. Scoop it into the cup with a spoon, then sweep the top flat with a knife.
• Sift lumpy cocoa. Cocoa clumps in the can, so sift it before you measure by volume.
• Do not pack the cup. Packed cocoa can weigh far more than 84 grams per cup.
• Watch for too much cocoa. Extra cocoa soaks up liquid and can make a cake dry and bitter.
• Weigh chopped chocolate. Chopped pieces vary in size, so a scale is more exact than a cup.