2 cups of table salt in grams
2 cups of table salt weighs about 576 grams.
| Grams | 576 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 20.3 oz |
| Tablespoons | 32 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 96 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 473 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of table salt = 288 g, so 2 cups of table salt is 2 × 288 ≈ 576 g.
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How to measure 2 cups of table salt
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 576 g of table salt.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure twice, leveling each one.
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.
2 cups of other ingredients
The same 2 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 2 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Table salt | 576 g |
| Rolled oats | 180 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 370 g |
| Chocolate chips | 340 g |
| Peanut butter | 516 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 234 g |
| Raisins | 300 g |
| All-purpose flour | 240 g |
| Granulated sugar | 400 g |
Other amounts of table salt
Full table salt conversion chart → · Table salt by the tablespoon →