Ground Beef (cooked): Grams to Cups
1 cup of ground beef (cooked) = 125 grams
One US cup of ground beef (cooked) weighs 125 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 132 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
A cup of cooked ground beef, browned and crumbled, weighs 125 g (USDA FoodData Central survey data for cooked ground beef). That is about 4.4 ounces by weight, not 8: a cup measures volume, and loose crumbles leave plenty of air in it. Raw ground beef shrinks as fat and water cook out, and USDA puts the yield at about 20 g of cooked beef for every ounce of raw. Spoon the crumbles in loosely; packing them down raises the weight.
Where the 125 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup, cooked (FNDDS survey food 21500100) of “Beef, ground” = 125 g (FDC ID 2705854)
This site uses 125 g per US cup of ground beef (cooked), spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of ground beef (cooked)?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g ground beef (cooked) | ¼ | 0.19 | 3.2 | 0.88 |
| 50 g ground beef (cooked) | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.4 | 1.76 |
| 75 g ground beef (cooked) | ⅝ | ⅝ | 9.6 | 2.65 |
| 100 g ground beef (cooked) | ¾ | ¾ | 12.8 | 3.53 |
| 110 g ground beef (cooked) | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.08 | 3.88 |
| 120 g ground beef (cooked) | 0.96 | ⅞ | 15.36 | 4.23 |
| 125 g ground beef (cooked) | 1 | 0.95 | 16 | 4.41 |
| 130 g ground beef (cooked) | 1.04 | 1 | 16.64 | 4.59 |
| 140 g ground beef (cooked) | 1⅛ | 1.06 | 17.92 | 4.94 |
| 150 g ground beef (cooked) | 1¼ | 1⅛ | 19.2 | 5.29 |
| 170 g ground beef (cooked) | 1⅜ | 1¼ | 21.76 | 6.00 |
| 175 g ground beef (cooked) | 1⅜ | 1⅓ | 22.4 | 6.17 |
| 200 g ground beef (cooked) | 1⅝ | 1½ | 25.6 | 7.05 |
| 225 g ground beef (cooked) | 1¾ | 1⅔ | 28.8 | 7.94 |
| 240 g ground beef (cooked) | 1⅞ | 1⅞ | 30.72 | 8.47 |
| 250 g ground beef (cooked) | 2 | 1⅞ | 32 | 8.82 |
| 275 g ground beef (cooked) | 2¼ | 2⅛ | 35.2 | 9.70 |
| 300 g ground beef (cooked) | 2⅜ | 2¼ | 38.4 | 10.58 |
| 350 g ground beef (cooked) | 2¾ | 2⅔ | 44.8 | 12.35 |
| 400 g ground beef (cooked) | 3¼ | 3 | 51.2 | 14.11 |
| 450 g ground beef (cooked) | 3⅝ | 3⅜ | 57.6 | 15.87 |
| 500 g ground beef (cooked) | 4 | 3¾ | 64 | 17.64 |
How to measure ground beef (cooked) accurately
The 125 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the ground beef (cooked) into a dry measuring cup and sweep the top flat with a straight edge. Scooping the cup through the bag compacts it and gives a heavier cup.
- 1 US cup of ground beef (cooked) = 125 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of ground beef (cooked) = 132 g
- ¾ cup = 94 g
- ½ cup = 63 g
- ⅓ cup = 42 g
- ¼ cup = 31 g
- 1 tablespoon = 7.8 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of ground beef (cooked)?
100 grams of ground beef (cooked) is about ¾ US cups, based on 125 g per cup, or ¾ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of ground beef (cooked)?
One US cup of ground beef (cooked) weighs 125 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 132 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of ground beef (cooked)?
250 grams of ground beef (cooked) is about 2 US cups, or 1⅞ metric cups.
Does a UK cup of ground beef (cooked) weigh the same as a US cup?
No. A UK, Australian or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US 236.6 ml, so it holds about 5.7% more — 132 g of ground beef (cooked) rather than 125 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of ground beef (cooked)?
100 grams of ground beef (cooked) is about 12.8 tablespoons.
How many grams is 1 cup of cooked ground beef?
125 grams of browned, crumbled ground beef (USDA FoodData Central). Half a cup is about 63 g.
How many ounces are in a cup of ground beef?
About 4.4 ounces by weight. A cup of cooked crumbles is 125 g, and 125 ÷ 28.35 = 4.41 oz. The 8 ounces on a measuring cup are fluid ounces of volume, not weight.
How many cups is 1 pound of cooked ground beef?
About 3⅔ cups. 1 pound is 454 g, and 454 ÷ 125 = 3.63 cups of cooked crumbles.
How many cups of cooked beef does 1 pound of raw ground beef make?
About 2½ cups. USDA's survey data says 1 oz of raw ground beef yields 20 g cooked, so 16 oz gives about 320 g, or 2.56 cups. Leaner beef keeps more weight: USDA measures 154 g of crumbles from ½ lb of 90% lean beef but 139 g from ½ lb of 70% lean.