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How many grams is half a cup of unsweetened baking chocolate?

½ cup of unsweetened baking chocolate ≈ 85 g

Because one US cup of unsweetened baking chocolate weighs about 170 grams, half a cup of it is roughly 85 grams. Sold in 1-oz (28 g) squares or 4-oz (113 g) bars. Recipes usually call for it by weight or by square; chopped fine it packs about 170 g per cup, like chips.

Recipes that list unsweetened baking chocolate in cups assume an average density. The figure above is a sensible typical value; if your recipe is sensitive, weigh on a kitchen scale — see our methodology.

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Unsweetened baking chocolate conversion chart

Unsweetened baking chocolate — cups to grams
Cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	21.25 g	0.75 oz	2
¼ cup	42.5 g	1.5 oz	4
⅓ cup	56.67 g	2 oz	5.33
½ cup	85 g	3 oz	8
⅔ cup	113.3 g	4 oz	10.67
¾ cup	127.5 g	4.5 oz	12
1 cup	170 g	6 oz	16
1¼ cups	212.5 g	7.5 oz	20
1½ cups	255 g	8.99 oz	24
2 cups	340 g	11.99 oz	32
3 cups	510 g	17.99 oz	48

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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.