How Many Grams in a Cup of Desiccated Coconut?
One cup of desiccated coconut weighs 85 grams — feather-light, because it is dried coconut flesh with almost no water left in it. Sweetened shredded coconut, its moister American cousin, weighs more per cup, so check your bag. Below are the full conversion tables, a converter for any amount, and how to measure it.
Convert desiccated coconut instantly
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: desiccated coconut
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 21 g |
| ⅓ cup | 28 g |
| ½ cup | 43 g |
| ⅔ cup | 57 g |
| ¾ cup | 64 g |
| 1 cup | 85 g |
| 1½ cups | 128 g |
| 2 cups | 170 g |
| 3 cups | 255 g |
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 5.3 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 1.77 g |
| 1 cup in ounces | 3 oz |
Grams to cups: desiccated coconut
| Grams | Cups (decimal) | Cups (fraction) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.59 cups | ⅝ cups |
| 100 g | 1.18 cups | 1 ⅛ cups |
| 125 g | 1.47 cups | 1 ½ cups |
| 150 g | 1.76 cups | 1 ¾ cups |
| 200 g | 2.35 cups | 2 ⅓ cups |
| 250 g | 2.94 cups | 3 cups |
| 300 g | 3.53 cups | 3 ½ cups |
| 400 g | 4.71 cups | 4 ⅔ cups |
| 500 g | 5.88 cups | 5 ⅞ 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 desiccated coconut properly
Fluff it before you fill the cup. Desiccated coconut compresses in the bag into a solid cake. Break it up with a fork, spoon it loosely into the cup and level — that loose fill is the 85-gram cup. Scooped and pressed, it can gain a third again.
Know desiccated from shredded. Desiccated coconut is fine, dry and unsweetened. American shredded coconut is cut in longer strands and usually sweetened and moistened, so it packs more into a cup. Recipes convert safely between them by weight: 85 grams is 85 grams, whichever form you bought.
It drinks liquid. Dry coconut absorbs moisture from batters and fillings as they rest, which firms up macaroons and slice bases. If a mixture feels loose, give it ten minutes before adding more liquid or more coconut — the weight was right; the coconut was still drinking.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in a cup of desiccated coconut?
85 grams, spooned loosely and levelled. Desiccated coconut is coconut with the water removed, and water is heavy — a cup of fresh coconut flesh would weigh far more. The 85-gram figure is for the fine, dry, unsweetened kind.
How many cups is 100 grams of desiccated coconut?
About 1.18 cups — call it 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (100 ÷ 85 ≈ 1.18). Because it compresses so readily, that cup measure is a rough one; the 100 grams is exact.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of desiccated coconut?
5.3 grams, level. Heaped tablespoons of something this light and springy can double that, so for the few spoonfuls in a topping or a curry, level them — or weigh the total the recipe needs.