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How many grams in a cup of tomato paste?
About 262 g in a US cup (240 ml), 277 g in a metric cup (250 ml) and 221 g in a 200 ml cup.
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Cup size
Tomato paste
1 cup = 262 g
- Tablespoons16
- Teaspoons48
- Millilitres237
- Grams262
Dry ingredients are spooned into the cup and levelled. Scooped straight from the bag, flour can weigh up to 20% more — for baking, a scale is the safest bet.
Good to know:
- Most US recipes use it by the tablespoon, so an opened can goes a long way: freeze leftovers in level tablespoons on a lined tray, then keep them in a bag.
- Fry the paste in the oil for a minute or two, until it darkens to brick red, before adding liquid; the raw, sharp taste cooks off.
- Paste in a tube is often double-concentrated and stronger than canned, so start with a little less and taste.
Conversion tables (US cup · 240 ml):
Cups to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ | 33 g |
| ¼ | 66 g |
| ⅓ | 87 g |
| ½ | 131 g |
| ⅔ | 175 g |
| ¾ | 197 g |
| 1 | 262 g |
| 1½ | 393 g |
| 2 | 524 g |
| 3 | 786 g |
Grams to cups
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25 g | ⅛ |
| 50 g | 0.2 |
| 100 g | 0.4 |
| 150 g | 0.6 |
| 200 g | ¾ |
| 250 g | 1 |
| 300 g | 1⅛ |
| 500 g | 1.9 |
Spoons to grams
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| ½ tsp | 2.7 g |
| 1 tsp | 5.5 g |
| 2 tsp | 11 g |
| ½ tbsp | 8.2 g |
| 1 tbsp | 16 g |
| 2 tbsp | 33 g |
| 3 tbsp | 49 g |
| 4 tbsp | 66 g |
| 8 tbsp | 131 g |
Other ingredients (US cup · 240 ml):
Sources: USDA FoodData Central, FAO/INFOODS, NIST · checked October 2026 · How we convert →
Questions:
- How many tablespoons in a 6 oz can of tomato paste?
- About 10 tablespoons — a little under ⅔ cup (170 g).
- How many grams is 1 tablespoon of tomato paste?
- About 16 g; a teaspoon is about 5.5 g.
- How many grams is ¼ cup of tomato paste?
- About 66 g; ½ cup is about 131 g.
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