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Grated cheese

One US cup of grated cheese is estimated at 113 grams using our reference. How you fill the cup matters.

Maintained by cookingconversion.co · Updated September 26, 2026 · Sources checked September 26, 2026

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113 g per US cup

Grated cheese · Grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed

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Grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed

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50 grams of grated cheese is about

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Approximate recipe equivalent for Grated cheese. Ingredient preparation and measuring technique affect the result.

Reference: 113 g per 236.5882 ml US reference cup. More precision: 0.4425 US cups.

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Grated cheese conversions at a glance

Reference: 113 grams per US cup, grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed. Values are approximate.

Grams of grated cheese to US cups
Grated cheese weight	US cups	Kitchen measure
30 g	0.27	a little over ¼ cup
50 g	0.44	a little under ½ cup
100 g	0.88	about 0.88 cups
120 g	1.06	a little over 1 cup
150 g	1.33	a little under 1 ⅓ cups
200 g	1.77	a little over 1 ¾ cups
250 g	2.21	a little under 2 ¼ cups

Cups of grated cheese to grams
Cups	US cup (236.59 ml) → g	Metric cup (250 ml) → g
0.25 cups	28.25	29.85
0.3333 cups	37.67	39.8
0.5 cups	56.5	59.7
0.6667 cups	75.33	79.6
0.75 cups	84.75	89.55
1 cup	113	119.41
2 cups	226	238.81

Spoons of grated cheese to grams by system
Spoon	US (14.79 / 4.93 ml)	Metric (15 / 5 ml)	Australian (20 / 5 ml)
1 tbsp	7.06	7.16	9.55
1 tsp	2.35	2.39	2.39

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Searched grated cheese amounts in grams, US cups and ounces (approximate recipe equivalents)
Amount	Grams	US cups	Ounces (weight)
2 US cups	226 g	2 US cups	7.9719 oz
50 grams	50 g	0.4425 US cups	1.7637 oz
100 grams	100 g	0.885 US cups	3.5274 oz

Grated cheese cups to grams: about 113 grams per US cup

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How to convert grated cheese

Our reference is 113 grams per US reference cup of grated cheese, grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed. That works out to about 0.4776 grams per millilitre, so cups = grams ÷ 113 and grams = cups × 113 in US customary measures.

For metric and Australian recipes the cup holds 250 ml, so one cup of grated cheese is about 119.41 grams. Australian tablespoons hold 20 ml rather than 15 ml, which the calculator handles when you pick that system.

Preparation changes the weight

The reference describes grated cheese as: grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed. A different form, such as sifted, packed, melted, chopped or cooked, can hold a different weight in the same cup and needs its own reference. When a recipe gives a gram amount, weigh that amount instead of converting.

Brand, moisture and how firmly the cup is filled all move the practical result. Treat the numbers here as recipe equivalents, not laboratory densities.

Where the number comes from

The reference comes from King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart, which lists 1 cup as 113 grams. Published recipe weight, normalised to one reference cup. This site assigns the published cup weight to its adopted US reference cup of 236.5882365 ml; the source itself does not define an exact millilitre cup volume. Checked September 26, 2026.

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Kitchen questions, answered.

How many grams are in a cup of grated cheese?

About 113 grams per US customary cup (grated cheddar, jack, mozzarella or Swiss; loosely filled, not packed), or about 119.41 grams per 250 ml metric cup, using our reference.

How many cups are 100 grams of grated cheese?

About 0.88 US cups. Use the calculator for any other amount or cup system.

Can I substitute a similar ingredient?

A measurement conversion does not establish a recipe substitution. Two ingredients can weigh the same per cup and still behave differently in a recipe; follow the recipe author's substitution guidance.

Sources behind the numbers

Sources checked September 26, 2026. Ingredient values are recipe equivalents, not laboratory densities.