Leavening Conversion

How Many Grams in a Cup of Baking Soda?

A cup of baking soda weighs about 288 grams. Here is the complete cup-to-gram and gram-to-cup conversion table, plus the answer to common volume-to-weight questions for baking soda.

1 Cup
288g
grams
1 Tablespoon
18g
grams
1 Teaspoon
6g
grams

Volume to Grams — Baking Soda

Quick reference for the most common amounts. Numbers rounded to the nearest gram.

CupsGrams
1/4 cup72 g
1/3 cup96 g
1/2 cup144 g
2/3 cup192 g
3/4 cup216 g
1 cup288 g
1 1/2 cups432 g
2 cups576 g
3 cups864 g
4 cups1152 g
TablespoonsGrams
1 tsp6 g
1 tbsp18 g
2 tbsp36 g
3 tbsp54 g
4 tbsp72 g
6 tbsp108 g
8 tbsp144 g
12 tbsp216 g
16 tbsp288 g

Grams to Cups — Baking Soda

Have a recipe in grams and need cups? Use this reverse table.

GramsCupsTablespoons
25 g0.087 cups1.39 tbsp
50 g0.174 cups2.78 tbsp
75 g0.26 cups4.17 tbsp
100 g0.347 cups5.56 tbsp
150 g0.521 cups8.33 tbsp
200 g0.694 cups11.1 tbsp
250 g0.868 cups13.9 tbsp
300 g1.04 cups16.7 tbsp
500 g1.74 cups27.8 tbsp
1000 g3.47 cups55.6 tbsp

Why does baking soda weigh what it weighs?

Leavening agents are potent — a teaspoon too much baking soda makes cakes metallic and bitter, while a teaspoon too little leaves them flat. The density of baking powder and soda also varies by brand and age. Weighing avoids the confusion of "rounded" versus "level" teaspoons and produces consistent rise every time.

For baking soda specifically, 1 cup weighs 288g. That is the figure to plug into recipes calling for cup measurements when you want gram precision. ChefVault stores this density (and 118 others) so you never have to look it up twice.

Recipes that originated outside the United States almost always specify weight in grams. Translating these to US cup measurements introduces error in every step. The ChefVault app handles the math automatically — paste a recipe, hit convert, get a clean weight-based version.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many grams are in 1 cup of baking soda?

1 cup of baking soda weighs approximately 288 grams.

How many grams in 1 tablespoon of baking soda?

1 tablespoon of baking soda weighs approximately 18 grams.

How many grams in 1 teaspoon of baking soda?

1 teaspoon of baking soda weighs approximately 6 grams.

How many grams are in 1/2 cup of baking soda?

1/2 cup of baking soda weighs about 144 grams.

How many grams are in 1/4 cup of baking soda?

1/4 cup of baking soda weighs about 72 grams.

How many tablespoons of baking soda are in 100 grams?

100 grams of baking soda is about 5.56 tablespoons.

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