Mascarpone: Cups to Grams
1 cup of mascarpone weighs about 232 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 3/4 cups.
💡 Tip: Stir mascarpone gently before measuring — overworking it can split the fat and turn it grainy, and don't pack it as densely as cream cheese.
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Grams to cups chart for mascarpone
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 3/8 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1/2 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 2/3 cup | 5.29 |
| 170 | 3/4 cup | 6 |
| 200 | 7/8 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 1 cup | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 1/8 cups | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/3 cups | 10.6 |
| 400 | 1 3/4 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 2 1/8 cups | 17.6 |
Cups to grams chart for mascarpone
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 58 | 2.05 |
| 1/3 | 77.3 | 2.73 |
| 1/2 | 116 | 4.09 |
| 2/3 | 155 | 5.46 |
| 3/4 | 174 | 6.14 |
| 1 | 232 | 8.18 |
| 1 1/4 | 290 | 10.2 |
| 1 1/2 | 348 | 12.3 |
| 2 | 464 | 16.4 |
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, so one tablespoon of mascarpone weighs roughly 14.5 g — and a teaspoon 4.83 g.
Mascarpone against the other liquids & dairy
A cup of mascarpone weighs 232 g, which puts it 3rd by weight among the 14 liquids & dairy on this site. Its nearest neighbours are cottage cheese at 225 g and water at 237 g per cup.
It weighs the same per cup as cream cheese (232 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Mascarpone conversion questions
- How many cups is 100g of mascarpone?
- About 3/8 cup — that is 100 divided by the 232 g a cup weighs.
- How many cups is 250g mascarpone?
- About 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon (250 ÷ 232 ≈ 1.08 cups) — one standard Italian/UK tub.
- How many cups is 200g mascarpone?
- About ⅞ cup (200 ÷ 232 ≈ 0.86).
- How many cups is a 500g tub of mascarpone?
- About 2⅛ cups (500 ÷ 232 ≈ 2.16).
- Can I substitute cream cheese for mascarpone?
- In a pinch, yes — both are ~232 g per cup, so swap 1:1 by weight. Loosen the cream cheese with a tablespoon of cream per ½ cup to mimic mascarpone's softer, richer texture.
- How many grams is 1 cup of mascarpone?
- A level US cup of mascarpone comes to roughly 232 g (8.18 oz on a scale).
- How many ounces is 1 cup of mascarpone?
- About 8.18 oz. Note that is weight, not fluid ounces — a cup is always 8 fl oz whatever is in it.
- How many grams is a tablespoon of mascarpone?
- About 14.5 g per tablespoon — there are 16 tablespoons in a cup.
- Why do my numbers differ slightly?
- Thickness and air change the reading. A thick dairy product traps air when it is spooned in and settles when it is stirred or pressed level, so two cups measured the same way can still differ.