How many grams in a cup of shredded cheddar?
1 cup of shredded cheddar weighs 113 g.1 tablespoon: 7.1 g1 teaspoon: 2.4 g
Weights are for shredded cheddar, in US customary cups.
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Cups to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 14 g |
| ¼ cup | 28 g |
| ⅓ cup | 38 g |
| ½ cup | 57 g |
| ⅔ cup | 75 g |
| ¾ cup | 85 g |
| 1 cup | 113 g |
| 1 ½ cups | 170 g |
| 2 cups | 226 g |
| 3 cups | 339 g |
Grams to cups
| Grams | US measure |
|---|---|
| 25 g | ≈ 3 ½ tbsp |
| 50 g | ≈ ¼ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 100 g | ≈ ⅞ cup |
| 150 g | ≈ 1 ¼ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 200 g | ≈ 1 ¾ cups |
| 250 g | ≈ 2 cups + 3 tbsp |
| 500 g | 4 ¼ cups + 3 tbsp |
| 1,000 g | 8 ⅞ cups |
Rounded to amounts you can measure; ≈ marks a rounded answer.
Measuring shredded cheddar
These weights are for shredded cheddar. A different form, or a cup filled another way, weighs differently, so weigh it if the recipe gives grams.
The King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart gives 113 g per cup. We use the USDA figure throughout.
Source
USDA FoodData Central, food 173414: “Cheese, cheddar”, 1 cup, shredded = 113 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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