Grated Cheddar — Measurement Converter
A US cup of grated cheddar (also called shredded cheddar) weighs 113 g. Working back the other way, 100 g is about 7/8 cup and 250 g is about 2 1/4 cups. Use the calculator for any amount in between.
💡 Tip: Grated cheddar is about 113 g per loosely packed cup, and a block grates to more than you'd expect — roughly 4 cups per pound.
Grated Cheddar by weight: grams to cups
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1/4 cup | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/2 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 7/8 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 1 1/3 cups | 5.29 |
| 200 | 1 3/4 cups | 7.05 |
| 225 | 2 cups | 7.94 |
| 250 | 2 1/4 cups | 8.82 |
| 340 | 3 cups | 12 |
| 400 | 3 1/2 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 4 3/8 cups | 17.6 |
How much a block of cheddar grates to
Grated cheddar weighs about 113 g per loosely packed cup, and a block grates to more than you'd expect — roughly 4 cups per pound (about 450 g). So when a recipe calls for "1 cup grated cheddar," you only need around 4 oz of block cheese. Grate it yourself rather than buying pre-shredded where you can: bagged cheese is dusted with anti-caking starch that can make sauces grainy and slower to melt. Pack the cup gently — pressing it down can add 20% more weight than the recipe intends.
Grated Cheddar cup measurements, in grams
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 28.3 | 1 |
| 1/3 | 37.7 | 1.33 |
| 1/2 | 56.5 | 1.99 |
| 2/3 | 75.3 | 2.66 |
| 3/4 | 84.8 | 2.99 |
| 1 | 113 | 3.99 |
| 1 1/2 | 170 | 5.98 |
| 2 | 226 | 7.97 |
For smaller amounts: a tablespoon of grated cheddar is about 7.06 g, and a teaspoon about 2.35 g.
How grated cheddar compares with other cheeses
113 g per cup places grated cheddar in the middle of its category — lighter than crumbled feta (150 g) and heavier than grated gruyère (100 g).
It weighs the same per cup as shredded cheese (113 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cups is 100g of grated cheddar?
- 100 grams of grated cheddar is about 7/8 cup.
- How many cups does a block of cheddar grate to?
- About 4 cups per pound (450 g), so a half-pound block gives roughly 2 cups grated.
- How many grams is 2 cups of grated cheddar?
- About 226 g, at roughly 113 g per loosely packed cup.
- How many cups is 150g of grated cheddar?
- Around 1⅓ cups.
- How many cups of grated cheddar are in an 8 oz bag?
- An 8 oz (227 g) bag is about 2 cups of grated cheddar.
- Is pre-shredded cheddar the same weight as freshly grated?
- Close by weight, but pre-shredded is coated with starch to stop clumping, so it melts less smoothly than cheese you grate yourself.
- How many grams is 1 cup of grated cheddar?
- Reckon on 113 grams per US cup of grated cheddar — about 3.99 ounces.
- How many grams is ½ cup of grated cheddar?
- Half a US cup of grated cheddar is about 56.5 grams.
- How many ounces is 1 cup of grated cheddar?
- About 3.99 oz. Note that is weight, not fluid ounces — a cup is always 8 fl oz whatever is in it.