1/2 cup of chopped walnuts in grams
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts weighs about 59 grams.
| Grams | 59 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 2.06 oz |
| Tablespoons | 8 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 24 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 118 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of chopped walnuts = 117 g, so 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts is 1/2 × 117 ≈ 59 g.
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How to measure 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 59 g of chopped walnuts.
By volume: Use a 1/2-cup measure, two 1/4-cup measures, or 8 tablespoons.
Chopped nuts weigh less per cup than whole nuts because the pieces leave more air gaps.
Why chopped walnuts weighs what it does
Chopped walnuts is about 51% 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.
1/2 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/2 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/2 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Chopped walnuts | 59 g |
| Rolled oats | 45 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 93 g |
| Chocolate chips | 85 g |
| Peanut butter | 129 g |
| Raisins | 75 g |
| Table salt | 144 g |
| All-purpose flour | 60 g |
| Granulated sugar | 100 g |
Other amounts of chopped walnuts
Full chopped walnuts conversion chart → · Chopped walnuts by the tablespoon →