Raisins: Cups to Grams
One US cup (240 ml) of raisins weighs about 165 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 raisins, us legal cup
1 cup raisins = 165 g (cupsngrams.com)
Based on raisins at 165 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.
Raisins conversion table
| Cups | Grams | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 41.3 g | 60 ml | 4 tbsp | 1.46 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 55 g | 80 ml | 5.33 tbsp | 1.94 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 82.5 g | 120 ml | 8 tbsp | 2.91 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 110 g | 160 ml | 10.7 tbsp | 3.88 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 124 g | 180 ml | 12 tbsp | 4.37 oz |
| 1 cup | 165 g | 240 ml | 16 tbsp | 5.82 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 248 g | 360 ml | 24 tbsp | 8.73 oz |
| 2 cups | 330 g | 480 ml | 32 tbsp | 11.6 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups | 413 g | 600 ml | 40 tbsp | 14.6 oz |
| 3 cups | 495 g | 720 ml | 48 tbsp | 17.5 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 raisins weighs about 5.82 oz. Why these two are not the same.
In grams, 1/4 cup of raisins is about 41 g, 1/3 cup is about 55 g, 1/2 cup is about 83 g, 2/3 cup is about 110 g, 3/4 cup is about 124 g, 1 cup is about 165 g, 1 1/2 cups is about 248 g, 2 cups is about 330 g and 3 cups is about 495 g.
A tablespoon of raisins is about 10.3 grams, and a teaspoon is about 3.4 grams.
About measuring raisins
Raisins are dried grapes, small and slightly sticky, so they settle into a cup fairly densely, giving about 165 grams per US cup. They clump together, which means a cup can vary depending on how much you press them in. In fruited breads, oatmeal cookies and mincemeat, the ratio of fruit to dough shapes both sweetness and texture, so weighing keeps your loaf from being either sparse or overloaded with fruit.
Raisins clump, so a pressed cup holds more than a loose one. Weigh for even fruit distribution.
How many grams is a cup of raisins?
One US cup (240 ml) of raisins weighs about 165 grams. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, that figure is specific to raisins 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 raisins is about 41 grams
- 1/3 cup of raisins is about 55 grams
- 1/2 cup of raisins is about 83 grams
- 2/3 cup of raisins is about 110 grams
- 3/4 cup of raisins is about 124 grams
- 1 1/2 cups of raisins is about 248 grams
- 2 cups of raisins is about 330 grams
- 3 cups of raisins is about 495 grams
Working the other way round, 100 grams of raisins is about 0.606 cups, and 500 grams is about 3.03 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 raisins comes to about 172 grams, and the old British imperial cup of 284.1 ml holds about 195 grams. See cup sizes by country for every standard side by side.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of raisins?
One US cup of raisins is about 165 grams. The small dried fruit settles fairly densely into the cup.
Do sultanas and currants weigh the same as raisins?
They are close. Sultanas are similar, while currants are smaller and pack a touch denser, but 165 grams per cup is a good average for dried vine fruit.
Why weigh raisins for fruit bread?
The fruit to dough ratio shapes sweetness and texture. Weighing to 165 grams per cup keeps the loaf balanced rather than sparse or overloaded.
Where this figure comes from
We have not yet found a published reference that states a weight for a cup of raisins. The 165 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.