Cooked Pasta: Grams to Cups
1 cup of cooked pasta = 120 grams
One US cup of cooked pasta weighs 120 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 127 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
A cup of cooked short pasta such as elbow macaroni weighs 120 g, loosely filled (USDA FoodData Central, pasta, cooked, enriched). The shape changes the number because some shapes trap more air: penne, rotini and farfalle are 107 g per cup, shells 105 g, lasagne 116 g and loosely piled spaghetti 124 g. Pressed down, a cup of elbows is 132 g and a cup of spaghetti 151 g. For dry-to-cooked amounts by shape, use the dry to cooked pasta converter.
Where the 120 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup elbows, not packed of “Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt” = 120 g (FDC ID 169737)
This site uses 120 g per US cup of cooked pasta, spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of cooked pasta?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g cooked pasta | ¼ | ¼ | 3.33 | 0.88 |
| 50 g cooked pasta | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.67 | 1.76 |
| 75 g cooked pasta | ⅝ | ⅝ | 10 | 2.65 |
| 100 g cooked pasta | ⅞ | ¾ | 13.33 | 3.53 |
| 110 g cooked pasta | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.67 | 3.88 |
| 120 g cooked pasta | 1 | 0.95 | 16 | 4.23 |
| 125 g cooked pasta | 1.04 | 1 | 16.67 | 4.41 |
| 130 g cooked pasta | 1⅛ | 1 | 17.33 | 4.59 |
| 140 g cooked pasta | 1⅛ | 1⅛ | 18.67 | 4.94 |
| 150 g cooked pasta | 1¼ | 1⅛ | 20 | 5.29 |
| 170 g cooked pasta | 1⅜ | 1⅓ | 22.67 | 6.00 |
| 175 g cooked pasta | 1½ | 1⅜ | 23.33 | 6.17 |
| 200 g cooked pasta | 1⅔ | 1⅝ | 26.67 | 7.05 |
| 225 g cooked pasta | 1⅞ | 1¾ | 30 | 7.94 |
| 240 g cooked pasta | 2 | 1⅞ | 32 | 8.47 |
| 250 g cooked pasta | 2⅛ | 2 | 33.33 | 8.82 |
| 275 g cooked pasta | 2¼ | 2⅛ | 36.67 | 9.70 |
| 300 g cooked pasta | 2½ | 2⅜ | 40 | 10.58 |
| 350 g cooked pasta | 2⅞ | 2¾ | 46.67 | 12.35 |
| 400 g cooked pasta | 3⅓ | 3⅛ | 53.33 | 14.11 |
| 450 g cooked pasta | 3¾ | 3½ | 60 | 15.87 |
| 500 g cooked pasta | 4⅛ | 3.94 | 66.67 | 17.64 |
How to measure cooked pasta accurately
The 120 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the cooked pasta 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 cooked pasta = 120 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of cooked pasta = 127 g
- ¾ cup = 90 g
- ½ cup = 60 g
- ⅓ cup = 40 g
- ¼ cup = 30 g
- 1 tablespoon = 7.5 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of cooked pasta?
100 grams of cooked pasta is about ⅞ US cups, based on 120 g per cup, or ¾ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of cooked pasta?
One US cup of cooked pasta weighs 120 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 127 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of cooked pasta?
250 grams of cooked pasta is about 2⅛ US cups, or 2 metric cups.
Does a UK cup of cooked pasta 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 — 127 g of cooked pasta rather than 120 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of cooked pasta?
100 grams of cooked pasta is about 13.33 tablespoons.