50 Grams of Cocoa Powder to Cups
⅝ cup in a US cup — and what that looks like with a measuring spoon
50 grams of unsweetened cocoa powder is ⅝ cup in a US cup. In the kitchen that is ½ cup, 1 tablespoon plus 1¼ teaspoons.
Grams weigh and cups fill, so the answer only exists once you say what is in the cup. A US cup of unsweetened cocoa powder weighs 85 g, and every figure on this page comes from that one number.
It also depends on whose cup you mean. In a 250 ml metric cup — the standard in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder is ½ cup, because that cup holds about 5.7% more than the 236.6 ml US cup.
Round to the nearest measure in a standard cup set — ½ cup — and you are 7 g under, about 14% of the amount.
50 g of cocoa powder in each cup standard
| Cup standard | Size | Grams per cup | Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| US customary | 236.6 ml | 85 g | ⅝ |
| Metric (UK, AU, NZ, CA) | 250 ml | 90 g | ½ |
| Imperial (older UK) | 284 ml | 102 g | ½ |
A recipe that says "cups" without saying which one is almost always American. If it came from a British, Australian or New Zealand source, use the metric row.
How to measure 50 g of cocoa powder without scales
Cocoa powder is very light and clumps in the tin. Spoon it into the cup and level it rather than scooping, and sift it if the recipe asks.
Unsweetened cocoa powder is 85 g per cup. Natural and Dutch-process cocoa weigh close enough to use the same figure, though they behave differently with baking soda.
- Build it as ½ cup, 1 tablespoon plus 1¼ teaspoons rather than guessing at ⅝ of a cup.
- 50 g is 9.41 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder, at 5.31 g per tablespoon.
- A digital scale removes the question entirely, and costs less than the ingredients it saves.
Nearby amounts of cocoa powder
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 g | ¼ | ¼ | 3.76 |
| 30 g | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.65 |
| 40 g | ½ | ½ | 7.53 |
| 60 g | ⅔ | ⅔ | 11.29 |
50 g of something else
The same 50 g is a different number of cups for every ingredient, because they do not weigh the same for their size.
| Ingredient | Grams per US cup | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 125 g | ⅜ |
| Sugar | 200 g | ¼ |
| Butter | 227 g | ¼ |
| Water | 237 g | ¼ |
| Rice | 185 g | ¼ |
| Milk | 244 g | ¼ |
| Oats | 90 g | ½ |
| Brown Sugar | 220 g | ¼ |
50 grams in other units
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| US cups | ⅝ |
| Tablespoons | 9.41 |
| Teaspoons | 28.24 |
| Ounces (weight) | 1.76 oz |
| Pounds | 0.11 lb |
| Millilitres (volume it fills) | 139 ml |
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 50 grams of cocoa powder?
50 grams of unsweetened cocoa powder is ⅝ cup in a US cup, based on 85 g per cup. A 250 ml metric cup gives ½ cup.
What is the easiest way to measure 50 g of cocoa powder?
½ cup, 1 tablespoon plus 1¼ teaspoons — built from a standard cup and spoon set. Cocoa powder is very light and clumps in the tin. Spoon it into the cup and level it rather than scooping, and sift it if the recipe asks.
Is 50 g of cocoa powder the same in cups in the UK?
No. A UK, Australian, New Zealand or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US cup's 236.6 ml, so 50 g of unsweetened cocoa powder is ½ cup there and ⅝ cup in the US.
Can I just use ½ cup instead?
½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder weighs about 43 g, so you would be 7 g under. For a sauce or a soup that is fine; for a cake, where the flour-to-liquid ratio sets the crumb, weigh it.
How many ounces is 50 grams?
50 grams is 1.76 ounces by weight. Unlike cups, that answer is the same whatever you are measuring — ounces weigh, fluid ounces fill, and they are not the same unit.