Common Food Weights
| ITEM | MEASUREMENT | OUNCES |
|---|---|---|
| Almond flour, toasted | 1 cup | 3 ⅜ |
| Almonds, sliced | ½ cup | 1 ½ |
| Almonds, slivered | ½ cup | 2 |
| Almond paste, packed | 1 cup | 9 ⅛ |
| Almonds, whole unblanched | 1 cup | 5 |
| Amaranth flour | 1 cup | 3 ⅝ |
| Ancient Grains Blend | 1 cup | 4 ⅝ |
| Apples, dried, diced | 1 cup | 3 |
| Apples, peeled, sliced | 1 cup | 4 |
| Apricots, dried, diced | ½ cup | 2 ¼ |
| Baking powder | 1 tablespoon | ½ |
| Baker’s Cinnamon Filling | 1 cup | 5 ⅜ |
| Bananas, mashed | 1 cup | 8 |
| Barley, cooked | 1 cup | 7 ⅝ |
| Barley flour | 1 cup | 4 |
| Barley, pearled | 1 cup | 7 ½ |
| Basil Pesto | 2 tablespoons | 1 |
| Berries, frozen | 1 cup | 5 |
| Boiled cider | ¼ cup | 3 |
| Bran cereal | 1 cup | 2 ⅛ |
| Bread crumbs (dried, seasoned or plain) | ¼ cup | 1 |
| Bread crumbs, fresh | ½ cup | ¾ |
| Brown rice, cooked | 1 cup | 6 |
| Buckwheat flour | 1 cup | 4 ¼ |
| Buckwheat, whole (kasha) | 1 cup | 6 |
| Bulgur | 1 cup | 5 ⅜ |
| Butter | ½ cup, 1 stick | 4 |
| Buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream | 2 tablespoons | 1 |
| Buttermilk powder | 2 tablespoons | ⅞ |
| Caramel, 14-16 individual pieces | ½ cup | 5 |
| Caramel bits (Heath; chocolate or chopped toffee) | 1 cup | 5 ½ |
| Candied peel | ½ cup | 3 |
| Cashews, chopped | 1 cup | 4 |
| Cashews, whole | 1 cup | 4 |
| Carrots, grated | 1 cup | 3 ½ |
| Cheese, grated (Cheddar, Jack, Mozz, Swiss) | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Feta | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Ricotta | 1 cup | 8 |
| - Parmesan, grated | ½ cup | 1 ¾ |
| Cheese powder | ½ cup | 2 |
| Chickpea flour | 1 cup | 3 |
| Cherries, dried | ½ cup | 2 ½ |
| Cherries, candied | ¼ cup | 1 ¾ |
| Cherries, frozen | 1 cup | 4 |
| Chives, fresh | ½ cup | ¾ |
| Chocolate, chopped | 1 cup | 6 |
| Chocolate chips | 1 cup | 6 |
| Cocoa, unsweetened | 2 T | ⅜ |
| ¼ cup | ¾ | |
| 1 cup | 3 | |
| Coconut, grated, unsweetened | 1 cup | 4 |
| Coconut milk powder | ½ cup | 2 |
| Coconut, sweetened flakes | 1 cup | 3 |
| Cookie Crumbs | 1 cup | 3 |
| Coffee powder | 2 teaspoons | ⅛ |
| Cornmeal, whole | 1 cup | 4 ⅞ |
| Corn syrup | 1 cup | 11 |
| Cornstarch | ¼ cup | 1 |
| Cranberries, dried | ½ cup | 2 |
| Cranberries, fresh or frozen | 1 cup | 3 ½ |
| Currants | 1 cup | 5 |
| Dates, chopped | 1 cup | 5 ¼ |
| Dough Enhancer and Relaxer | 2 tablespoons | ⅝ |
| Egg white, fresh | 1 large | 1 ¼ |
| Egg yolk, fresh | 1 large | ½ |
| Flaxseed | ¼ cup | 1 ¼ |
| Flax flour | ½ cup | 1 ¾ |
| Garlic cloves, in skin for roasting | 1 large head | 4 |
| Garlic, minced | 2 tablespoons | 1 |
| Garlic, peeled and sliced | 1 cup | 5 ¼ |
| Ginger, crystallized | ½ cup | 3 ¼ |
| 1⁄3 cup | 2 ¼ | |
| Ginger, fresh, sliced | ¼ cup | 2 |
| Graham Crackers, crushed | 1 cup | 5 |
| Granola | 1 cup | 4 |
| Harvest Grains Blend | ½ cup | 2 ⅝ |
| Hazelnut flour | 1 cup | 3 ⅛ |
| Hazelnuts, whole | 1 cup | 5 |
| Hi-maize® | ¼ cup | 1 ⅛ |
| Honey | 1 tablespoon | ¾ |
| “ | 1 cup | 12 |
| Instant Clearjel® | 1 tablespoon | ⅜ |
| Jam or preserves | ¼ cup | 3 |
| “ | 2⁄3 cup | 7 ¼ |
| King Arthur flours | ||
| - Unbleached All-Purpose Flour | 1 cup | 4 ¼ |
| - Bread flour | 1 cup | 4 ¼ |
| - Cake flour | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Unbleached Cake Flour blend | 1 cup | 4¼ |
| - Gluten-Free multi-purpose | 1 cup | 5 ⅜ |
| - Perfect Pastry Blend | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Rice Flour, Brown | 1 cup | 5 ⅜ |
| - Rice Flour, White | 1 cup | 5 |
| - Round Table Pastry flour (white) | 1 cup | 3 ¾ |
| - Tapioca Flour/starch | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Whole wheat (traditional) | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Whole wheat (white) | 1 cup | 4 |
| - Whole wheat pastry | 1 cup | 3 ⅜ |
| Lard | ½ cup | 4 |
| Macadamia nuts, whole | 1 cup | 5 ¼ |
| Malted milk powder | ¼ cup | 1 ¼ |
| Malt syrup | 2 tablespoons | 1 ½ |
| Maple sugar | ½ cup | 2 ¾ |
| Maple syrup | ½ cup | 5 ½ |
| Marshmallow crème | 1 cup | 3 |
| Marshmallow fluff® | 1 cup | 4 ½ |
| Marshmallows, mini | 1 cup | 1 ½ |
| Meringue powder | ¼ cup | 1 ½ |
| Mayonnaise | ½ cup | 4 |
| Milk, evaporated | ½ cup | 4 ½ |
| Milk, 1% | 1 cup | 8 |
| Milk, baker’s special dry | ¼ cup | 1 ¼ |
| Milk, store bought nonfat dry | ¼ cup | ¾ |
| Milk, sweetened condensed | ¼ cup | 2 ¾ |
| Millet, whole | ½ cup | 3 ⅝ |
| Molasses | ¼ cup | 3 |
| Mushrooms, sliced | 1 cup | 2 ¾ |
| Oat bran | ½ cup | 1 ⅞ |
| Oats, traditional rolled or thick flakes | 1 cup | 3 ½ |
| Oats, quick cooking | 1 cup | 3 ⅛ |
| Oats, steel cut, raw | ½ cup | 2 ⅞ |
| Oats, steel cut, cooked | 1 cup | 9 |
| Oat flour | 1 cup | 3 ¼ |
| Oil, vegetable | 1 cup | 7 |
| Olives, sliced | 1 cup | 5 |
| Onions, baking | ½ cup | 1 ⅜ |
| Onions, fresh, diced | 1 cup | 5 |
| Peaches, peeled and diced | 1 cup | 6 |
| Peanut butter | ½ cup | 4 ¾ |
| Peanuts, whole, shelled | 1 cup | 5 |
| Pears, peeled and diced | 1 cup | 5 ¾ |
| Pecans, diced | ½ cup | 1 ⅞ |
| “ | 1 cup | 3 ¾ |
| Pineapple, dried | ½ cup | 2 ½ |
| Pie Filling Enhancer | ¼ cup | 1 ⅝ |
| Pine nuts | ½ cup | 2 ½ |
| Pistachio nuts | ½ cup | 2 ⅛ |
| Pistachio paste | ¼ cup | 2 ¾ |
| Popped corn | 4 cups | ¾ |
| Poppy seeds | 2 tablespoons | ¾ ounce |
| “ | ¼ cup | 1 ⅜ |
| Polenta (coarse ground cornmeal) | 1 cup | 5 ¾ |
| Potato flour | ¼ cup | 1 ⅝ |
| Praline paste | ½ cup | 5 ½ |
| Pumpkin, canned | 1 cup | 9 ½ |
| Quinoa flour | 1 cup | 3 ⅞ |
| Quinoa, whole | 1 cup | 6 ¼ |
| Quinoa, cooked | 1 cup | 6 ½ |
| Raisins, loose | 1 cup | 5 ¼ |
| Raisins, packed | ½ cup | 3 |
| Raspberries, fresh | 1 cup | 4 ¼ |
| Rhubarb, fresh, medium dice | 1 cup | 4 ¼ |
| Rice, Long grain, dry | ½ cup | 3 ½ |
| Rye flakes | 1 cup | 4 ⅜ |
| Rye flours | ||
| Medium Rye | 1 cup | 3 ⅝ |
| Pumpernickel | 1 cup | 3 ¾ |
| White Rye | 1 cup | 3 ¾ |
| Scallions, sliced | 1 cup | 2 ¼ |
| Sesame seeds | ½ cup | 2 ½ |
| Semolina | 1 cup | 5 ¾ |
| Shallots, peeled and sliced | 1 cup | 5 ½ |
| Signature Secrets | ¼ cup | ⅝ |
| Sorghum flour | 1 cup | 4 ⅞ |
| Sour cream | 1 cup | 8 |
| Soy flour | ¼ cup | 1 ¼ |
| Spelt flour | 1 cup | 3 ½ |
| Sugar, granulated white | 1 cup | 7 |
| “ | 2⁄3 cup | 4 ¾ |
| Sugar, confectioners’, unsifted | 2 cups | 8 |
| Sugar, dark or light brown, packed | 1 cup | 7 ½ |
| Sugar, demerara | 1 cup | 7 ¾ |
| Sugar, Sticky Bun | 1 cup | 3 ½ |
| Sugar substitute: Splenda | 1 cup | ⅞ |
| Sugar substitute: Clabber Girl Sugar replacer for baking | 1 cup | 5 |
| Sundried tomatoes (dry pack) | 1 cup | 6 |
| Sunflower seeds | ¼ cup | 1 ¼ |
| Tahini paste | ½ cup | 2 ½ |
| Tapioca flour | 1 cup | 4 |
| Tapioca, quick-cooking | 2 tablespoons | ¾ |
| Teff flour | 1 cup | 4 ¾ |
| Toffee Chunks | 1 cup | 5 ½ |
| Vegetable shortening | ¼ cup | 1 ¾ |
| “ | 1⁄3 cup | 2 ⅜ |
| “ | ½ cup | 3 ¼ |
| Walnuts, whole | ½ cup | 2 ¼ |
| ” chopped | 1 cup | 4 |
| Water | 1⁄3 cup | 2 ⅝ |
| “ | 2⁄3 cup | 5 ¼ |
| Wheat bran | ½ cup | 1 ⅛ |
| Wheat, cracked | ½ cup | 2 ⅝ |
| Wheat flakes, malted | ¼ cup | 1 |
| Wheat germ | ¼ cup | 1 |
| Yeast, instant | 2 ¼ teaspoons | ¼ |
| Yogurt | 1 cup | 8 |
| Zucchini, shredded | 1 cup | 8 ¼ |
Source: King Arthur Flour Website
