Salt (fine sea salt): Grams to Cups
1 cup of salt (fine sea salt) = 260 grams
One US cup of salt (fine sea salt) weighs 260 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 275 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
Fine sea salt varies by grind; 260 g per cup is this site's working figure, close to table salt (288–292 g). There is no single published reference, so weigh it for bread and brines.
Where the 260 g figure comes from
Neither USDA FoodData Central nor King Arthur Baking publishes a cup weight for salt (fine sea salt), so 260 g is this site's working estimate. Weigh it when the result matters.
How many cups is X grams of salt (fine sea salt)?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅛ | ⅛ | 1.54 | 0.88 |
| 50 g salt (fine sea salt) | ¼ | ⅛ | 3.08 | 1.76 |
| 75 g salt (fine sea salt) | ¼ | ¼ | 4.62 | 2.65 |
| 100 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.15 | 3.53 |
| 110 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.77 | 3.88 |
| 120 g salt (fine sea salt) | ½ | 0.44 | 7.38 | 4.23 |
| 125 g salt (fine sea salt) | ½ | ½ | 7.69 | 4.41 |
| 130 g salt (fine sea salt) | ½ | ½ | 8 | 4.59 |
| 140 g salt (fine sea salt) | ½ | ½ | 8.62 | 4.94 |
| 150 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅝ | ½ | 9.23 | 5.29 |
| 170 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.46 | 6.00 |
| 175 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.77 | 6.17 |
| 200 g salt (fine sea salt) | ¾ | ¾ | 12.31 | 7.05 |
| 225 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅞ | ⅞ | 13.85 | 7.94 |
| 240 g salt (fine sea salt) | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.77 | 8.47 |
| 250 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1 | ⅞ | 15.38 | 8.82 |
| 275 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1.06 | 1 | 16.92 | 9.70 |
| 300 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1⅛ | 1⅛ | 18.46 | 10.58 |
| 350 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1⅓ | 1¼ | 21.54 | 12.35 |
| 400 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1½ | 1½ | 24.62 | 14.11 |
| 450 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1¾ | 1⅝ | 27.69 | 15.87 |
| 500 g salt (fine sea salt) | 1⅞ | 1⅞ | 30.77 | 17.64 |
How to measure salt (fine sea salt) accurately
The 260 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the salt (fine sea salt) 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 salt (fine sea salt) = 260 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of salt (fine sea salt) = 275 g
- ¾ cup = 195 g
- ½ cup = 130 g
- ⅓ cup = 87 g
- ¼ cup = 65 g
- 1 tablespoon = 16.3 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of salt (fine sea salt)?
100 grams of salt (fine sea salt) is about ⅜ US cups, based on 260 g per cup, or ⅜ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of salt (fine sea salt)?
One US cup of salt (fine sea salt) weighs 260 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 275 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of salt (fine sea salt)?
250 grams of salt (fine sea salt) is about 1 US cups, or ⅞ metric cups.
Does a UK cup of salt (fine sea salt) 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 — 275 g of salt (fine sea salt) rather than 260 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of salt (fine sea salt)?
100 grams of salt (fine sea salt) is about 6.15 tablespoons.
See also: Salt (table) grams to cups and Salt Conversions.