1/8 cup of chocolate chips in grams
1/8 cup of chocolate chips weighs about 21 grams.
| Grams | 21 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 0.75 oz |
| Tablespoons | 2 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 6 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 30 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of chocolate chips = 170 g, so 1/8 cup of chocolate chips is 1/8 × 170 ≈ 21 g.
How to measure 1/8 cup of chocolate chips
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 21 g of chocolate chips.
By volume: Use 2 level tablespoons. Most measuring-cup sets do not include a 1/8 cup.
A standard 12 oz (340 g) bag of chocolate chips holds about two cups.
Why chocolate chips weighs what it does
Chocolate chips is about 28% lighter than the same volume of water, which weighs about 237 g per cup. That is why you can't convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient.
1/8 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/8 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/8 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Chocolate chips | 21 g |
| Rolled oats | 11 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 23 g |
| Peanut butter | 32 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 15 g |
| Raisins | 19 g |
| Table salt | 36 g |
| All-purpose flour | 15 g |
| Granulated sugar | 25 g |
Other amounts of chocolate chips
Full chocolate chips conversion chart → · Chocolate chips by the tablespoon →