Table Salt — Grams & Cups Converter
1 cup of table salt (also called salt) weighs about 273 g. So 100 g ≈ 3/8 cup, 200 g ≈ 3/4 cup, and 300 g ≈ 1 1/8 cups. Convert any amount between grams, cups, ounces, tablespoons and millilitres with the calculator below.
💡 Tip: Table salt is finer and saltier by volume than kosher or flaky sea salt — 1 tsp table salt equals roughly 1¼–2 tsp kosher. Don't swap 1:1.
Cups to grams chart for table salt
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 68.3 | 2.41 |
| 1/3 | 91 | 3.21 |
| 1/2 | 137 | 4.81 |
| 2/3 | 182 | 6.42 |
| 3/4 | 205 | 7.22 |
| 1 | 273 | 9.63 |
| 1 1/2 | 410 | 14.4 |
| 2 | 546 | 19.3 |
| 3 | 819 | 28.9 |
Grams to cups chart for table salt
| Grams | Cups | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 25 | 1/8 | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/8 | 1.76 |
| 75 | 1/4 | 2.65 |
| 100 | 3/8 | 3.53 |
| 125 | 1/2 | 4.41 |
| 150 | 1/2 | 5.29 |
| 200 | 3/4 | 7.05 |
| 250 | 7/8 | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/8 | 10.6 |
| 500 | 1 7/8 | 17.6 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 17.1 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 5.69 g.
Salt by volume: table vs kosher vs flaky
Table salt is fine-grained and dense, so it's the saltiest by volume — a cup weighs about 273 g and a teaspoon about 5.7 g. Kosher salt has bigger, lighter crystals, so the same teaspoon holds less salt. That's why you can't swap them teaspoon-for-teaspoon: 1 teaspoon of table salt equals roughly 1¼ to 2 teaspoons of kosher, depending on the brand.
For baking, where amounts are small and precise, table or fine sea salt dissolves most evenly into doughs and batters.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is 1 cup of table salt?
- 1 US cup of table salt weighs about 273 grams (9.63 ounces).
- How many cups is 100g of table salt?
- 100 grams of table salt is about 3/8 cup.
- How many cups is 200g of table salt?
- 200 grams of table salt is about 3/4 cup.
- How many cups is 250g of table salt?
- 250 grams of table salt is about 7/8 cup.
- How many cups is 300g of table salt?
- 300 grams of table salt is about 1 1/8 cups.
- How many cups is 500g of table salt?
- 500 grams of table salt is about 1 7/8 cups.
- How many grams is ½ cup of table salt?
- Half a US cup of table salt is about 137 grams.
- How much does 1 cup of table salt weigh?
- 1 cup of table salt weighs about 273 grams, or roughly 9.63 ounces.
- How many grams in a tablespoon of table salt?
- About 17.1 grams per tablespoon (and roughly 5.69 g per teaspoon).
- Why do my numbers differ slightly?
- Density changes with how the table salt is packed, sifted or measured. For precise baking, weigh with a scale instead of using cups.
- How many grams is a teaspoon of table salt?
- About 5.7 g per teaspoon (a tablespoon is about 17 g).
- How many grams is 2 cups of table salt?
- About 546 g, at roughly 273 g per cup.
- Is table salt the same as kosher salt by weight?
- By weight they're similar, but kosher is coarser and measures lighter by volume — a teaspoon of table salt is saltier than a teaspoon of kosher, so don't swap them teaspoon-for-teaspoon.
- How much kosher salt equals 1 teaspoon of table salt?
- About 1¼ to 2 teaspoons of kosher salt, depending on the brand — Diamond Crystal is the lightest.
- How many cups is 150g of salt?
- About ½ cup of table salt.