1/4 cup of table salt in grams
1/4 cup of table salt weighs about 72 grams.
| Grams | 72 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 2.54 oz |
| Tablespoons | 4 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 12 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 59 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of table salt = 288 g, so 1/4 cup of table salt is 1/4 × 288 ≈ 72 g.
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How to measure 1/4 cup of table salt
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 72 g of table salt.
By volume: Use a 1/4-cup measure, or 4 level tablespoons.
Table salt is much denser than kosher salt. A teaspoon of table salt is about twice as salty as a teaspoon of flaky kosher salt.
Why table salt weighs what it does
Table salt is about 22% heavier 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.
1/4 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/4 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/4 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Table salt | 72 g |
| Rolled oats | 23 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 46 g |
| Chocolate chips | 43 g |
| Peanut butter | 65 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 29 g |
| Raisins | 38 g |
| All-purpose flour | 30 g |
| Granulated sugar | 50 g |
Other amounts of table salt
Full table salt conversion chart → · Table salt by the tablespoon →