Desiccated Coconut: Cups to Grams
One US cup (240 ml) of desiccated coconut weighs about 93 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 desiccated coconut, us legal cup
1 cup desiccated coconut = 93 g (cupsngrams.com)
Based on desiccated coconut at 93 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.
Desiccated Coconut conversion table
| Cups | Grams | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 23.3 g | 60 ml | 4 tbsp | 0.82 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 31 g | 80 ml | 5.33 tbsp | 1.09 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 46.5 g | 120 ml | 8 tbsp | 1.64 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 62 g | 160 ml | 10.7 tbsp | 2.19 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 69.8 g | 180 ml | 12 tbsp | 2.46 oz |
| 1 cup | 93 g | 240 ml | 16 tbsp | 3.28 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 140 g | 360 ml | 24 tbsp | 4.92 oz |
| 2 cups | 186 g | 480 ml | 32 tbsp | 6.56 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups | 233 g | 600 ml | 40 tbsp | 8.2 oz |
| 3 cups | 279 g | 720 ml | 48 tbsp | 9.84 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 desiccated coconut weighs about 3.28 oz. Why these two are not the same.
In grams, 1/4 cup of desiccated coconut is about 23 g, 1/3 cup is about 31 g, 1/2 cup is about 47 g, 2/3 cup is about 62 g, 3/4 cup is about 70 g, 1 cup is about 93 g, 1 1/2 cups is about 140 g, 2 cups is about 186 g and 3 cups is about 279 g.
A tablespoon of desiccated coconut is about 5.8 grams, and a teaspoon is about 1.9 grams.
About measuring desiccated coconut
Desiccated coconut is dried, finely shredded coconut, light and fluffy, so one US cup weighs about 93 grams. Because the shreds hold air, how firmly you pack the cup changes the weight, and lightly spooned versus pressed can differ noticeably. In macaroons, coconut cakes and toppings the amount shapes both texture and how much moisture the coconut soaks up, so weighing helps you hit the right balance every time.
Desiccated coconut is fluffy and packs unevenly, so weigh it for macaroons and coconut cakes.
How many grams is a cup of desiccated coconut?
One US cup (240 ml) of desiccated coconut weighs about 93 grams. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, that figure is specific to desiccated coconut 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 desiccated coconut is about 23 grams
- 1/3 cup of desiccated coconut is about 31 grams
- 1/2 cup of desiccated coconut is about 47 grams
- 2/3 cup of desiccated coconut is about 62 grams
- 3/4 cup of desiccated coconut is about 70 grams
- 1 1/2 cups of desiccated coconut is about 140 grams
- 2 cups of desiccated coconut is about 186 grams
- 3 cups of desiccated coconut is about 279 grams
Working the other way round, 100 grams of desiccated coconut is about 1.08 cups, and 500 grams is about 5.38 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 desiccated coconut comes to about 97 grams, and the old British imperial cup of 284.1 ml holds about 110 grams. See cup sizes by country for every standard side by side.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of desiccated coconut?
One US cup of desiccated coconut is about 93 grams. The dried shreds hold a lot of air, so it is light for its volume.
Is shredded coconut the same weight as desiccated?
Not exactly. Sweetened shredded coconut is moister and heavier per cup, while dried desiccated coconut is lighter at around 93 grams.
Why weigh coconut for macaroons?
Macaroons depend on the ratio of coconut to egg white and sugar. Because coconut packs unevenly, weighing to 93 grams per cup keeps them from spreading.
Where this figure comes from
We have not yet found a published reference that states a weight for a cup of desiccated coconut. The 93 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.