Grams to cups of lentils
100 g of lentils = 0.52 cups
Measure: about ½ cup. Based on 192 g per US cup of dry lentils (USDA).
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Ingredient: dry lentils, 192 g per US cup
0.52 cups
Measure: about ½ cup
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Grams of lentils in cups
US cups, level. The measure is the nearest you can make with a standard set of cups and spoons.
| Grams | Cups | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.13 | ≈ 2 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.26 | ≈ ¼ cup |
| 75 g | 0.39 | ≈ ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 100 g | 0.52 | ≈ ½ cup |
| 125 g | 0.65 | ≈ ⅔ cup |
| 150 g | 0.78 | ≈ ¾ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 200 g | 1.04 | ≈ 1 cup + 1 tbsp |
| 250 g | 1.3 | ≈ 1¼ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 300 g | 1.56 | 1½ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 400 g | 2.08 | ≈ 2 cups + 1 tbsp |
| 500 g | 2.6 | ≈ 2½ cups + 2 tbsp |
Cups of lentils in grams
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 4 g | 0.14 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 12 g | 0.42 oz |
| ⅛ cup | 24 g | 0.85 oz |
| ¼ cup | 48 g | 1.69 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 64 g | 2.26 oz |
| ½ cup | 96 g | 3.39 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 128 g | 4.52 oz |
| ¾ cup | 144 g | 5.08 oz |
| 1 cup | 192 g | 6.77 oz |
| 1½ cups | 288 g | 10.2 oz |
| 2 cups | 384 g | 13.5 oz |
| 3 cups | 576 g | 20.3 oz |
| 4 cups | 768 g | 27.1 oz |
This is a cup of dry, uncooked lentils, 192 g. They swell with water as they cook, so a cup of cooked lentils holds far fewer than a cup of dry ones.
Where this number comes from
USDA FoodData Central lists 1 cup of “Lentils, raw” at 192 g (FDC ID 172420, SR Legacy).
Everything else is worked out from that figure: spoons from 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons, and ounces and pounds from their exact definitions (1 oz = 28.349523125 g, 1 lb = 453.59237 g, NIST).
Source: FoodData Central, USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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