3 cups of table salt in grams
3 cups of table salt weighs about 864 grams.
| Grams | 864 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 30.5 oz |
| Tablespoons | 48 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 144 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 710 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of table salt = 288 g, so 3 cups of table salt is 3 × 288 ≈ 864 g.
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How to measure 3 cups of table salt
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 864 g of table salt.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure three times, leveling each one. For this much, weighing is quicker and more accurate.
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.
3 cups of other ingredients
The same 3 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 3 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Table salt | 864 g |
| Rolled oats | 270 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 555 g |
| Chocolate chips | 510 g |
| Peanut butter | 774 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 351 g |
| Raisins | 450 g |
| All-purpose flour | 360 g |
| Granulated sugar | 600 g |
Other amounts of table salt
Full table salt conversion chart → · Table salt by the tablespoon →