How many cups is 500 grams of table salt?
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How many cups is 500 grams of table salt?
Answer
500 grams of table salt is
1.71 US cups
just under 1 3/4 cups
level US cup, 236.6 ml · one US cup of table salt weighs 292 g (USDA FoodData Central) · in metric cups of 250 ml: 1.62 cups
500 g ÷ 292 g ≈ 1.71 cups
| Ingredient | 500 g in cups | 1 cup weighs, g |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 4 | 125 |
| Granulated sugar | 2.5 | 200 |
| Brown sugar, packed | 2.27 | 220 |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 3.45 | 145 |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 4.17 | 120 |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 5 | 100 |
| Butter | 2.2 | 227 |
| Water | 2.11 | 236.6 |
| Whole milk | 2.05 | 244 |
| White rice, uncooked | 2.7 | 185 |
| White rice, cooked | 3.16 | 158 |
| Rolled oats | 6.17 | 81 |
| Honey | 1.47 | 339 |
| Table salt | 1.71 | 292 |
| Cocoa powder | 5.81 | 86 |
| Plain yogurt | 2.04 | 245 |
| Olive oil | 2.31 | 216 |
| Vegetable oil | 2.29 | 218 |
| Heavy cream | 2.1 | 238 |
| Sour cream | 2.17 | 230 |
| Peanut butter | 1.94 | 258 |
| Cornstarch | 3.91 | 128 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173468 “Salt, table”, portion “1 cup” = 292 grams. Scooped ingredients vary with how they are filled — spooned in lightly, a cup weighs less, packed down more — so for baking a kitchen scale is exact.
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Grams of table salt to US cups
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 454 g | 1.55 cups |
| 455 g | 1.56 cups |
| 460 g | 1.58 cups |
| 470 g | 1.61 cups |
| 475 g | 1.63 cups |
| 479 g | 1.64 cups |
| 480 g | 1.64 cups |
| 500 g | 1.71 cups |
| 510 g | 1.75 cups |
| 520 g | 1.78 cups |
| 525 g | 1.8 cups |
| 530 g | 1.82 cups |
| 540 g | 1.85 cups |
| 550 g | 1.88 cups |
| 552 g | 1.89 cups |