3 cups of chocolate chips in grams
3 cups of chocolate chips weighs about 510 grams.
| Grams | 510 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 18 oz |
| Tablespoons | 48 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 144 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 710 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of chocolate chips = 170 g, so 3 cups of chocolate chips is 3 × 170 ≈ 510 g.
How to measure 3 cups of chocolate chips
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 510 g of chocolate chips.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure three times, leveling each one. For this much, weighing is quicker and more accurate.
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.
3 cups of other ingredients
The same 3 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 3 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Chocolate chips | 510 g |
| Rolled oats | 270 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 555 g |
| Peanut butter | 774 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 351 g |
| Raisins | 450 g |
| Table salt | 864 g |
| All-purpose flour | 360 g |
| Granulated sugar | 600 g |
Other amounts of chocolate chips
Full chocolate chips conversion chart → · Chocolate chips by the tablespoon →