Chopped Nuts: Cups to Grams
One US cup (240 ml) of chopped nuts weighs about 120 grams, based on its typical kitchen density. Convert any amount below, or use the reference table for common cup fractions.
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1 cups of chopped nuts, us legal cup
1 cup chopped nuts = 120 g (cupsngrams.com)
Based on chopped nuts at 120 g per US cup.
Cup standard: US legal cup (240 ml)
Baking from a UK, Australian or New Zealand recipe? Their cup is not the American one. Pick the standard your recipe assumes and every cup figure above follows it.
Chopped Nuts conversion table
| Cups | Grams | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 30 g | 60 ml | 4 tbsp | 1.06 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 40 g | 80 ml | 5.33 tbsp | 1.41 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 60 g | 120 ml | 8 tbsp | 2.12 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 80 g | 160 ml | 10.7 tbsp | 2.82 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 90 g | 180 ml | 12 tbsp | 3.17 oz |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 240 ml | 16 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 180 g | 360 ml | 24 tbsp | 6.35 oz |
| 2 cups | 240 g | 480 ml | 32 tbsp | 8.47 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups | 300 g | 600 ml | 40 tbsp | 10.6 oz |
| 3 cups | 360 g | 720 ml | 48 tbsp | 12.7 oz |
Ounces here are ounces of weight (1 oz = 28.35 g), not fluid ounces. One US cup is 8 fluid ounces of volume whatever is in it, but what it weighs in ounces depends on the ingredient: a cup of chopped nuts weighs about 4.23 oz. Why these two are not the same.
In grams, 1/4 cup of chopped nuts is about 30 g, 1/3 cup is about 40 g, 1/2 cup is about 60 g, 2/3 cup is about 80 g, 3/4 cup is about 90 g, 1 cup is about 120 g, 1 1/2 cups is about 180 g, 2 cups is about 240 g and 3 cups is about 360 g.
A tablespoon of chopped nuts is about 7.5 grams, and a teaspoon is about 2.5 grams.
About measuring chopped nuts
Chopped nuts, whether walnuts, almonds or pecans, sit loosely in the cup with gaps between the pieces, so one US cup weighs about 120 grams. The exact weight depends on how finely they are chopped: finely chopped nuts pack denser than coarse pieces. For a scattering on top of a cake the difference is harmless, but in a nut-heavy batter or a praline, weighing gives you a dependable ratio every time.
Finely chopped nuts pack denser than coarse pieces, so the chop size shifts the weight.
How many grams is a cup of chopped nuts?
One US cup (240 ml) of chopped nuts weighs about 120 grams. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, that figure is specific to chopped nuts and does not transfer to any other ingredient: the same cup holds 125 grams of all-purpose flour and 340 grams of honey.
- 1/4 cup of chopped nuts is about 30 grams
- 1/3 cup of chopped nuts is about 40 grams
- 1/2 cup of chopped nuts is about 60 grams
- 2/3 cup of chopped nuts is about 80 grams
- 3/4 cup of chopped nuts is about 90 grams
- 1 1/2 cups of chopped nuts is about 180 grams
- 2 cups of chopped nuts is about 240 grams
- 3 cups of chopped nuts is about 360 grams
Working the other way round, 100 grams of chopped nuts is about 0.833 cups, and 500 grams is about 4.17 cups.
Does it matter which cup my recipe means?
It does, though less than the ingredient itself. This page uses the US legal cup of 240 ml. An Australian metric cup is 250 ml, so a metric cup of chopped nuts comes to about 125 grams, and the old British imperial cup of 284.1 ml holds about 142 grams. See cup sizes by country for every standard side by side.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of chopped nuts?
One US cup of chopped nuts is about 120 grams. Loose pieces leave gaps, so nuts are moderate in weight for their volume.
Do walnuts, almonds and pecans weigh the same?
They are close. Different nuts vary a little in density, but 120 grams per cup of chopped nuts is a solid average across common varieties.
Does chopping size change the weight per cup?
Yes. Finely chopped nuts settle denser than coarse chunks, so a finely chopped cup can weigh a bit more. Weigh when the ratio matters.
Where this figure comes from
We have not yet found a published reference that states a weight for a cup of chopped nuts. The 120 grams on this page follows the calibration the rest of the site is built on, with butter at 227 grams per cup, water at 240, all-purpose flour at 125 and granulated sugar at 200. Treat it as a good working figure rather than a cited one. If you have a better source, tell us and we will check it and credit you.
Published figures for the same ingredient vary between references anyway, because how an ingredient is packed changes what a cup of it weighs. Treat any cup figure as accurate to within a few percent, and weigh on a scale when a recipe is sensitive. Our full approach is on the methodology page.
Figures last verified . Compiled by the CupsToGrams editorial team at FusionStudios. Spotted a value that looks off? Tell us.