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Couscous (dry) — Cups to Grams

One US cup of dry couscous weighs about 173 grams. That makes it heavier than all-purpose flour, which is 120 grams per cup. Tiny semolina pasta, not a true grain. Pour loosely into the cup; settles dense if tapped. Contains gluten. Use the converter below to switch dry couscous between cups, grams, ounces, tablespoons and millilitres — or read the full chart underneath.

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Dry couscous conversion chart

Dry couscous — cups to grams chart
Cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons	Millilitres
⅛ cup	21.63 g	0.763 oz	2	29.57 ml
¼ cup	43.25 g	1.53 oz	4	59.15 ml
⅓ cup	57.67 g	2.03 oz	5.33	78.86 ml
½ cup	86.5 g	3.05 oz	8	118.3 ml
⅔ cup	115.3 g	4.07 oz	10.67	157.7 ml
¾ cup	129.8 g	4.58 oz	12	177.4 ml
1 cup	173 g	6.1 oz	16	236.6 ml
1¼ cups	216.3 g	7.63 oz	20	295.7 ml
1½ cups	259.5 g	9.15 oz	24	354.9 ml
2 cups	346 g	12.2 oz	32	473.2 ml
3 cups	519 g	18.31 oz	48	709.8 ml

Grams to cups: dry couscous

Dry couscous — grams to cups chart
Grams	Cups	Ounces	Tablespoons
10 g	0.058	0.353 oz	0.925
25 g	0.145	0.882 oz	2.31
50 g	0.289	1.76 oz	4.62
75 g	0.434	2.65 oz	6.94
100 g	0.578	3.53 oz	9.25
125 g	0.723	4.41 oz	11.56
150 g	0.867	5.29 oz	13.87
200 g	1.16	7.05 oz	18.5
250 g	1.45	8.82 oz	23.12
300 g	1.73	10.58 oz	27.75
400 g	2.31	14.11 oz	36.99
500 g	2.89	17.64 oz	46.24

How to measure dry couscous

Tiny semolina pasta, not a true grain. Pour loosely into the cup; settles dense if tapped. Contains gluten.

Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to measure dry couscous is with a digital kitchen scale. If you are working from cups, keep your technique consistent every time so your results are repeatable. For more, see our guide on baking by weight versus volume.

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Substitutes for dry couscous

1:1 cooked quinoa
Gluten-free, cooks in ~15 min, nuttier and firmer than couscous.
1:1 cooked bulgur
Closest Mediterranean match — nutty flavour, similar texture. Cooks 15–20 min vs couscous's 5.

See all dry couscous substitutes, ratios and sources →

Dry couscous conversions: FAQ

Why doesn't a cup of dry couscous weigh the same as a cup of water?

A cup measures volume, not weight. Dry couscous is less dense than water (173 g versus 237 g per cup), so the same volume has a different weight. Weighing in grams is the most accurate way to measure it.

Common dry couscous conversions

Quick-answer pages for the conversions people search for most.

100 g to cups

100 g dry couscous ≈ 0.578 cups

200 g to cups

200 g dry couscous ≈ 1.16 cups

250 g to cups

250 g dry couscous ≈ 1.45 cups

500 g to cups

500 g dry couscous ≈ 2.89 cups

¼ cup to grams

¼ cup dry couscous ≈ 43.25 g

½ cup to grams

½ cup dry couscous ≈ 86.5 g

1 cup to grams

1 cup dry couscous ≈ 173 g

2 cups to grams

2 cups dry couscous ≈ 346 g

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* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.