Cups & Temps

How many grams in a cup of chocolate chips (semisweet)?

One US cup of chocolate chips (semisweet) weighs about 168 grams (5.93 oz). A tablespoon is about 10 g and a teaspoon about 3.5 g.

1 cup
168 gUSDA FDC SR Legacy 167976 'Candies, semisweet chocolate'…
1 tablespoon
10 g1/16 cup
1 teaspoon
3.5 g1/48 cup
100 grams
0.595 cup9.52 tablespoons

Weights from USDA FoodData Central and King Arthur Baking. Checked .

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168grams

1 cup of chocolate chips (semisweet) = 168 grams

    Chocolate chips (semisweet) cups to grams chart

    CupsGramsOunces
    1/8 cup21 g0.741 oz
    1/4 cup42 g1.48 oz
    1/3 cup56 g1.98 oz
    1/2 cup84 g2.96 oz
    2/3 cup112 g3.95 oz
    3/4 cup126 g4.44 oz
    1 cup168 g5.93 oz
    1 1/2 cups252 g8.89 oz
    2 cups336 g11.9 oz
    3 cups504 g17.8 oz
    4 cups672 g23.7 oz

    Chocolate chips (semisweet) grams to cups

    GramsCupsTablespoons
    25 g0.149 cups2.38 tbsp
    50 g0.298 cups4.76 tbsp
    100 g0.595 cups9.52 tbsp
    125 g0.744 cups ≈ 3/4 cup11.9 tbsp
    150 g0.893 cups14.3 tbsp
    200 g1.19 cups19 tbsp
    250 g1.49 cups ≈ 1 1/2 cup23.8 tbsp
    300 g1.79 cups28.6 tbsp
    400 g2.38 cups ≈ 2 3/8 cup38.1 tbsp
    500 g2.98 cups47.6 tbsp
    1000 g5.95 cups95.2 tbsp

    How we got 168 g

    USDA FDC SR Legacy 167976 'Candies, semisweet chocolate': 1 cup chips = 168 g (mini chips 173 g, large chips 182 g).

    • King Arthur: 170 g per cup

    Chip size changes packing: smaller chips fill gaps and weigh more per cup.

    mini chips grams per cup: 173; large chips grams per cup: 182

    Questions people ask

    How many cups is 100 grams of chocolate chips (semisweet)?

    About 0.595 cups (9.52 tablespoons).

    How many grams is 1/2 cup of chocolate chips (semisweet)?

    About 84 grams.

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