How many grams in a cup of ricotta?
1 cup of ricotta weighs 246 g. 1 tablespoon: 15 g 1 teaspoon: 5.1 g Weights are for ricotta (whole milk), in US customary cups.
Convert any amount
= 246 g
Fractions work too, like 1/2 or 1 1/2.
Cups to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 31 g |
| ¼ cup | 62 g |
| ⅓ cup | 82 g |
| ½ cup | 123 g |
| ⅔ cup | 164 g |
| ¾ cup | 185 g |
| 1 cup | 246 g |
| 1 ½ cups | 369 g |
| 2 cups | 492 g |
| 3 cups | 738 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 ricotta
These weights are for ricotta (whole milk). A different form, or a cup filled another way, weighs differently, so weigh it if the recipe gives grams.
Source
USDA FoodData Central, food 170851: “Cheese, ricotta, whole milk”, 1 cup = 246 g (USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy, April 2018). Other amounts are calculated with 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons. Data version 2026-11-06.1, reviewed 6 November 2026.
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