Grams Per Cup

Chocolate Chips: Cups to Grams

One US cup of chocolate chips weighs about 170 grams (6 oz). Use the converter or the chart below for any amount.

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Ingredient
Chocolate Chips
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Approximate values. Density varies with how the ingredient is packed, sifted, or measured.

Chocolate Chips cups to grams chart

Amount Grams Ounces
1/8 cup chocolate chips 21.3 g 0.7 oz
1/4 cup chocolate chips 42.5 g 1.5 oz
1/3 cup chocolate chips 56.7 g 2 oz
1/2 cup chocolate chips 85 g 3 oz
2/3 cup chocolate chips 113 g 4 oz
3/4 cup chocolate chips 128 g 4.5 oz
1 cup chocolate chips 170 g 6 oz
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips 255 g 9 oz
2 cups chocolate chips 340 g 12 oz
3 cups chocolate chips 510 g 18 oz
1 tablespoon chocolate chips 10.6 g 0.4 oz
1 teaspoon chocolate chips 3.5 g 0.1 oz

Chocolate Chips grams to cups

Working the other way? Since 1 cup of chocolate chips is about 170 g, here is how common gram weights convert back to cups.

Grams Cups (approx)
50 g chocolate chips 0.29 cups
100 g chocolate chips 0.59 cups
125 g chocolate chips 0.74 cups
150 g chocolate chips 0.88 cups
200 g chocolate chips 1.18 cups
250 g chocolate chips 1.47 cups
500 g chocolate chips 2.94 cups

Measuring chocolate chips accurately

Standard semi-sweet chips. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to get the same result every time is to weigh chocolate chips on a kitchen scale and aim for the gram figure above. The conversions on this page are based on the US cup of about 236.6 ml.

FAQ

How many grams is 1 cup of chocolate chips?
One US cup of chocolate chips weighs about 170 grams (6 oz). Standard semi-sweet chips.
How many grams is half a cup of chocolate chips?
Half a US cup of chocolate chips is about 85 grams.
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips?
One tablespoon of chocolate chips is about 10.6 grams, since a tablespoon is one sixteenth of a cup.

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