Seasoning

Salt (table)

Fine table salt. Much denser than flour. Different salt types (kosher, sea salt) have dramatically different weights per cup.

1 cup =

292

grams

Conversion Table

All values calculated using the actual density of Salt (table) (1.22 g/ml).

¼ cup

73g

2.6 oz

⅓ cup

97g

3.4 oz

½ cup

146g

5.2 oz

⅔ cup

195g

6.9 oz

¾ cup

219g

7.7 oz

1 cup

292g

10.3 oz

1½ cups

438g

15.5 oz

2 cups

584g

20.6 oz

Small Measure Reference

1 tablespoon

18g

1 teaspoon

½ tablespoon

Why density matters

Salt (table) has a density of 1.22 g/ml. Compare that to water at 1.0 g/ml — a denser ingredient will give a higher gram count per cup. Generic converters that assume 240g per cup for everything would give you 52g less than the actual weight — which can ruin precision bakes.

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