Coconut Cream — Grams & Cups Converter
1 cup of coconut cream weighs about 240 g. Most people arrive here holding a packet, so the chart below runs from grams to cups: 100 g is about 3/8 cup, and 400 g is about 1 2/3 cups.
💡 Tip: Chill the can overnight and scoop only the firm cream that rises to the top — the watery liquid below is coconut water, not cream, and will stop it whipping.
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How many cups is a given weight of coconut cream?
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 3/8 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1/2 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 5/8 cup | 5.29 |
| 170 | 3/4 cup | 6 |
| 200 | 7/8 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 7/8 cup | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 cup | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/4 cups | 10.6 |
| 400 | 1 2/3 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 2 1/8 cups | 17.6 |
From cups to grams: coconut cream
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 60 | 2.12 |
| 1/3 | 80 | 2.82 |
| 1/2 | 120 | 4.23 |
| 2/3 | 160 | 5.64 |
| 3/4 | 180 | 6.35 |
| 1 | 240 | 8.47 |
| 1 1/4 | 300 | 10.6 |
| 1 1/2 | 360 | 12.7 |
| 2 | 480 | 16.9 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 15 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 5 g.
Where coconut cream sits by weight
240 g per cup places coconut cream in the middle of its category — lighter than egg whites (243 g) and heavier than heavy cream (238 g).
It weighs the same per cup as milk (240 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Questions people ask about coconut cream
- How many grams is 1 cup of coconut cream?
- Reckon on 240 grams per US cup of coconut cream — about 8.47 ounces.
- How many grams is ½ cup of coconut cream?
- About 120 g (½ × 240).
- How many cups is 100g of coconut cream?
- About ⅖ cup (100 ÷ 240 ≈ 0.42).
- How many cups is a can of coconut cream?
- A standard ~400 ml can is about 1¾ cups by volume; chilled it separates, and the thick top layer is the usable cream.
- What's the difference between coconut cream and coconut milk?
- Coconut cream is thicker with more fat (less added water); coconut milk is thinner. Both are unsweetened.
- Is cream of coconut the same as coconut cream?
- No — cream of coconut (e.g. for piña coladas) is heavily sweetened. Don't swap it for unsweetened coconut cream.
- How many cups is 170g of coconut cream?
- 170 grams of coconut cream is about 3/4 cup.
- How many cups is 225g of coconut cream?
- Just over or under 7/8 cup, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 225 g ÷ 240 g per cup = 7/8 cup.