How Many Grams in a Cup of Chopped Walnuts?
One cup of chopped walnuts weighs 117 grams when spooned into the cup and levelled off with a straight edge and this page converts chopped walnuts between cups, grams, tablespoons, teaspoons, millilitres and ounces, with full tables, worked examples and a free converter.
| Measure | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 117 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 7.3 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.44 g |
| 1 cup (volume) | 236.6 ml |
| 1 cup in ounces | 4.1 oz |
| 100 grams | 0.85 cups |
One cup of chopped walnuts weighs 117 grams. The word 'chopped' does real work in that sentence: walnut halves trap air and weigh less per cup, while finely ground walnuts pack tighter and weigh more. Below are the full conversion tables for chopped walnuts, a converter for any amount, and how chop size moves the measure.
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This converter uses the same chef-reviewed database as our Cups to Grams converter for all 128 ingredients. Weights assume a US cup of 236.588 ml; see our methodology and sources.
Cups to grams: chopped walnuts
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 29 g |
| ⅓ cup | 39 g |
| ½ cup | 59 g |
| ⅔ cup | 78 g |
| ¾ cup | 88 g |
| 1 cup | 117 g |
| 1½ cups | 176 g |
| 2 cups | 234 g |
| 3 cups | 351 g |
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 7.3 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.44 g |
| 1 cup in ounces | 4.1 oz |
Grams to cups: chopped walnuts
| Grams | Cups (decimal) | Cups (fraction) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.43 cups | ⅜ cups |
| 100 g | 0.85 cups | ⅞ cups |
| 125 g | 1.07 cups | 1 ⅛ cups |
| 150 g | 1.28 cups | 1 ¼ cups |
| 200 g | 1.71 cups | 1 ¾ cups |
| 250 g | 2.14 cups | 2 ⅛ cups |
| 300 g | 2.56 cups | 2.56 cups |
| 400 g | 3.42 cups | 3 ⅜ cups |
| 500 g | 4.27 cups | 4 ¼ cups |
Working with more than one ingredient? The grams in a cup chart puts 40 ingredients in one table, and the Whole Recipe Converter converts a full ingredient list in a single paste.
How to measure chopped walnuts properly
Chop, then measure — in that order. A cup of walnut halves and a cup of the same walnuts chopped are different amounts of walnut. Recipes mean the chopped state: chop to pea-sized pieces, then spoon them loosely into the cup and level for 117 grams.
Don't pack them down. Chopped nuts settle into their gaps with a shake, and a pressed cup overshoots quickly. One gentle shake to level is the standard; anything firmer is a different, heavier cup that the recipe did not ask for.
Weigh before toasting. Toasting drives off moisture and deepens flavour, and a toasted cup weighs a little less than a raw one. Recipe weights mean raw nuts: weigh out the grams first, then toast. Toasted walnuts are also more brittle — if you chop after toasting, expect more crumbs and dust.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in a cup of chopped walnuts?
117 grams, for walnuts chopped to roughly pea-sized pieces, spooned loosely into the cup and levelled. Halves weigh less per cup because of the air between them; the gram figure is the safe way to move between forms.
How many grams are in half a cup of chopped walnuts?
59 grams (half of 117, rounded). A tablespoon of chopped walnuts weighs 7.3 grams — the sprinkle amount for salads and oatmeal, and the easiest place to be casually wrong by double.
How many cups is 100 grams of chopped walnuts?
About 0.85 cups — a scant cup (100 ÷ 117 ≈ 0.85). Nut bags are often 100 or 200 grams, so thinking in grams keeps you honest: 200 grams is about 1.7 cups.
Sources: the weight on this page is based on published values from the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart and USDA FoodData Central, chosen and checked as described in our methodology.