Cups & Temps

How many grams in a cup of active dry yeast?

One US cup of active dry yeast weighs about 192 grams (6.77 oz). A tablespoon is about 12 g and a teaspoon about 4 g.

1 cup
192 gDerived from USDA FDC SR Legacy 175043 'Leavening agents…
1 tablespoon
12 g1/16 cup
1 teaspoon
4 g1/48 cup
100 grams
0.521 cup8.33 tablespoons

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

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192grams

1 cup of active dry yeast = 192 grams

    Active dry yeast cups to grams chart

    CupsGramsOunces
    1/8 cup24 g0.847 oz
    1/4 cup48 g1.69 oz
    1/3 cup64 g2.26 oz
    1/2 cup96 g3.39 oz
    2/3 cup128 g4.52 oz
    3/4 cup144 g5.08 oz
    1 cup192 g6.77 oz
    1 1/2 cups288 g10.2 oz
    2 cups384 g13.5 oz
    3 cups576 g20.3 oz
    4 cups768 g27.1 oz

    Active dry yeast grams to cups

    GramsCupsTablespoons
    25 g0.13 cups ≈ 1/8 cup2.08 tbsp
    50 g0.26 cups ≈ 1/4 cup4.17 tbsp
    100 g0.521 cups8.33 tbsp
    125 g0.651 cups10.4 tbsp
    150 g0.781 cups12.5 tbsp
    200 g1.04 cups16.7 tbsp
    250 g1.3 cups20.8 tbsp
    300 g1.56 cups25 tbsp
    400 g2.08 cups33.3 tbsp
    500 g2.6 cups41.7 tbsp
    1000 g5.21 cups83.3 tbsp

    How we got 192 g

    Derived from USDA FDC SR Legacy 175043 'Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry': 1 tsp = 4 g (x48 = 192 g/cup); 1 tbsp = 12 g; 1 packet = 7.2 g.

    • King Arthur instant yeast (2 1/4 tsp = 7 g): 149 g per cup

    Granule size; measured in teaspoons/packets in practice, per-cup figure is theoretical.

    tsp grams: 4; tbsp grams: 12; packet grams: 7.2

    Questions people ask

    How many cups is 100 grams of active dry yeast?

    About 0.521 cups (8.33 tablespoons).

    How many grams is 1/2 cup of active dry yeast?

    About 96 grams.

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