Couscous is a very popular middle eastern side dish, and you can find couscous as an ingredient in many recipes. Unfortunately though, instructions can be misleading sometimes. You are often given cup measurements when you only have a scale or vice versa.
Here we give you the exact conversion rate if you want to measure 1 cup of couscous in grams. This way you can make sure that you always use the right amount.
1 cup of couscous = 182 grams.
You can safely use 180 g for 1 cup, see the notes below.
Couscous Cups to Grams Conversion Table
| Couscous in Cups | Measurement in grams |
|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 23 g |
| 1/4 cup | 46 g |
| 1/3 cup | 61 g |
| 3/8 cup | 68 g |
| 1/2 cup | 91 g |
| 5/8 cup | 114 g |
| 2/3 cup | 121 g |
| 3/4 cup | 137 g |
| 7/8 cup | 159 g |
| 1 cup | 182 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 273 g |
| 2 cups | 364 g |
| 3 cups | 546 g |
| 4 cups | 728 g |
| 5 cups | 910 g |
| 6 cups | 1092 g |
| 7 cups | 1274 g |
| 8 cups | 1456 g |
| 9 cups | 1638 g |
| 10 cups | 1820 g |
Notes To Measuring Couscous
- In most recipes, it is not that important to use the exact amount of couscous. You can usually use a couple grams more or less, it won’t make a real difference in the dish.
- Different types of couscous can be very different. How much is exactly 1 cup of couscous in grams can vary based on how big the grains of your couscous are and other factors.
- All gram values are rounded to the nearest integer value.
- g is the abbreviation of gram.
- No kitchen scale is precise to 1 gram, so you are always free to err 1-2 grams when measuring couscous.
- You can definitely round your gram values when measuring couscous.
- We actually measured out 1 cup of couscous to see how much it weighs in grams. This way you can be sure, that by using our website, you always get the correct data.