How many grams in a cup of plain yogurt?
1 cup of plain yogurt weighs 245 g.1 tablespoon: 15 g1 teaspoon: 5.1 g
Weights are for plain yogurt (whole milk, not strained), in US customary cups.
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Cups to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 31 g |
| ¼ cup | 61 g |
| ⅓ cup | 82 g |
| ½ cup | 123 g |
| ⅔ cup | 163 g |
| ¾ cup | 184 g |
| 1 cup | 245 g |
| 1 ½ cups | 368 g |
| 2 cups | 490 g |
| 3 cups | 735 g |
Grams to cups
| Grams | US measure |
|---|---|
| 25 g | ≈ 1 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| 50 g | ≈ 3 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| 100 g | ≈ ¼ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 150 g | ≈ ⅝ cup |
| 200 g | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 250 g | ≈ 1 cup |
| 500 g | ≈ 2 cups + 1 tbsp |
| 1,000 g | 4 cups + 1 tbsp |
Rounded to amounts you can measure; ≈ marks a rounded answer.
Measuring plain yogurt
These weights are for plain yogurt (whole milk, not strained). A different form, or a cup filled another way, weighs differently, so weigh it if the recipe gives grams.
Source
USDA FoodData Central, food 171284: “Yogurt, plain, whole milk”, 1 cup = 245 g (USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy, April 2018). Other amounts are calculated with 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons. Data version 2026-10-17.1, reviewed 16 October 2026.
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