Desiccated Coconut: Cups to Grams
A US cup of desiccated coconut weighs 80 g. Working back the other way, 100 g is about 1 1/4 cups and 250 g is about 3 1/8 cups. Use the calculator for any amount in between.
💡 Tip: Desiccated coconut is dried fine and unsweetened — not the same as moist sweetened shredded coconut. Toast it for deeper flavour.
Grams to cups chart for desiccated coconut
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1/3 cup | 0.88 |
| 50 | 5/8 cup | 1.76 |
| 75 | 7/8 cup | 2.65 |
| 100 | 1 1/4 cups | 3.53 |
| 150 | 1 7/8 cups | 5.29 |
| 170 | 2 1/8 cups | 6 |
| 200 | 2 1/2 cups | 7.05 |
| 250 | 3 1/8 cups | 8.82 |
| 283 | 3 1/2 cups | 9.98 |
| 340 | 4 1/4 cups | 12 |
| 500 | 6 1/4 cups | 17.6 |
Desiccated vs shredded coconut
Desiccated coconut is finely ground and thoroughly dried, so it's light and powdery at about 80 g per cup. Shredded coconut comes in longer, moister strands and packs heavier, around 93 g per cup — so the two aren't interchangeable by the cup. Convert by weight when a recipe specifies one or the other.
Desiccated coconut is usually unsweetened, unlike the sweetened shredded coconut common in American baking.
Cups to grams chart for desiccated coconut
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 20 | 0.71 |
| 1/3 | 26.7 | 0.94 |
| 1/2 | 40 | 1.41 |
| 2/3 | 53.3 | 1.88 |
| 3/4 | 60 | 2.12 |
| 1 | 80 | 2.82 |
| 1 1/2 | 120 | 4.23 |
| 2 | 160 | 5.64 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 5 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 1.67 g.
Desiccated Coconut against the other chocolate & baking ingredients
80 g per cup places desiccated coconut in the middle of its category — lighter than cocoa powder (85 g) and heavier than panko breadcrumbs (60 g).
That gap matters when you substitute by volume: use a cup of cocoa powder where the recipe wanted desiccated coconut and you have added about 5 g extra — 6% more than intended. Weighing instead of scooping removes the problem.
Desiccated Coconut conversion questions
- How many cups is 100g of desiccated coconut?
- About 1 1/4 cups — that is 100 divided by the 80 g a cup weighs.
- How many grams is 2 cups of desiccated coconut?
- About 160 g, at roughly 80 g per cup.
- How many cups is 150g of desiccated coconut?
- About 1⅞ cups of desiccated coconut.
- Is desiccated coconut the same as shredded coconut?
- No. Desiccated is finely ground and dry (about 80 g per cup), while shredded is in longer, moister strands (about 93 g per cup). Swap by weight, not by cup.
- Is desiccated coconut sweetened?
- Usually unsweetened, unlike the sweetened shredded or flaked coconut common in US recipes.
- Can I use desiccated coconut instead of shredded?
- Yes in most bakes, but it's drier and finer, so add a little extra liquid and expect a less chewy texture.
- How many grams is 1 cup of desiccated coconut?
- A level US cup of desiccated coconut comes to roughly 80 g (2.82 oz on a scale).
- How many grams is ½ cup of desiccated coconut?
- Half a cup comes to roughly 40 g of desiccated coconut.
- How many grams is a tablespoon of desiccated coconut?
- About 5 g per tablespoon — there are 16 tablespoons in a cup.