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Quinoa (uncooked) — Cups to Grams

One US cup of uncooked quinoa weighs about 170 grams. That makes it heavier than all-purpose flour, which is 120 grams per cup. Uncooked quinoa is small and round, pouring easily into the cup. Use the converter below to switch uncooked quinoa between cups, grams, ounces, tablespoons and millilitres — or read the full chart underneath.

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Uncooked quinoa conversion chart

Uncooked quinoa — cups to grams chart
Cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons	Millilitres
⅛ cup	21.25 g	0.75 oz	2	29.57 ml
¼ cup	42.5 g	1.5 oz	4	59.15 ml
⅓ cup	56.67 g	2 oz	5.33	78.86 ml
½ cup	85 g	3 oz	8	118.3 ml
⅔ cup	113.3 g	4 oz	10.67	157.7 ml
¾ cup	127.5 g	4.5 oz	12	177.4 ml
1 cup	170 g	6 oz	16	236.6 ml
1¼ cups	212.5 g	7.5 oz	20	295.7 ml
1½ cups	255 g	8.99 oz	24	354.9 ml
2 cups	340 g	11.99 oz	32	473.2 ml
3 cups	510 g	17.99 oz	48	709.8 ml

Grams to cups: uncooked quinoa

Uncooked quinoa — grams to cups chart
Grams	Cups	Ounces	Tablespoons
10 g	0.059	0.353 oz	0.941
25 g	0.147	0.882 oz	2.35
50 g	0.294	1.76 oz	4.71
75 g	0.441	2.65 oz	7.06
100 g	0.588	3.53 oz	9.41
125 g	0.735	4.41 oz	11.76
150 g	0.882	5.29 oz	14.12
200 g	1.18	7.05 oz	18.82
250 g	1.47	8.82 oz	23.53
300 g	1.76	10.58 oz	28.24
400 g	2.35	14.11 oz	37.65
500 g	2.94	17.64 oz	47.06

How to measure uncooked quinoa

Uncooked quinoa is small and round, pouring easily into the cup.

Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to measure uncooked quinoa 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 uncooked quinoa

1 cup uncooked quinoa = 1 cup uncooked bulgur, soaked in boiling water 15–20 min (Foolproof Living)
1:1 swap in pilafs, tabbouleh, and grain salads. Unlike quinoa, bulgur is not a complete protein — flag if recipe relies on quinoa for that.
1 cup uncooked quinoa = 1 cup uncooked brown rice, simmered ~45 min (A Red Spatula)
Gluten-free swap with a chewier, less nutty result. Cooking time is much longer and rice is not a complete protein.

See all uncooked quinoa substitutes, ratios and sources →

Uncooked quinoa conversions: FAQ

Why doesn't a cup of uncooked quinoa weigh the same as a cup of water?

A cup measures volume, not weight. Uncooked quinoa is less dense than water (170 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 uncooked quinoa conversions

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

100 g to cups

100 g uncooked quinoa ≈ 0.588 cups

200 g to cups

200 g uncooked quinoa ≈ 1.18 cups

250 g to cups

250 g uncooked quinoa ≈ 1.47 cups

500 g to cups

500 g uncooked quinoa ≈ 2.94 cups

¼ cup to grams

¼ cup uncooked quinoa ≈ 42.5 g

½ cup to grams

½ cup uncooked quinoa ≈ 85 g

1 cup to grams

1 cup uncooked quinoa ≈ 170 g

2 cups to grams

2 cups uncooked quinoa ≈ 340 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.