10g Cocoa Powder in Cups

10 grams of cocoa powder is 5½ tsp — 86g per US cup. Most cocoa amounts are this size — a few tablespoons for a mug cake, a hot chocolate or a dusting.

10 g of cocoa powder is

5½ tsp

0.12 US cups · 1.86 tbsp · 28 ml · 86 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

5½ tsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 5½ teaspoons. It is about 4% of a 250 g tin of cocoa.

Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.

10g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient	10g in cups	Per cup
Cocoa Powder	5½ tsp	86 g
All-Purpose Flour	about 3¾ tsp	125 g
Granulated Sugar	about 2½ tsp	200 g
Butter	about 2 tsp	227 g

See all 10g conversions on the 10 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
15 g	2 tbsp + 2¼ tsp	2.8 tbsp
20 g	3 tbsp + 2¼ tsp	3.7 tbsp
25 g	¼ cup + 2 tsp	4.7 tbsp
28 g	about ⅓ cup	5.2 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 10g of cocoa powder?

10 grams of cocoa powder is 5½ tsp, because one US cup weighs 86 grams.

How many grams are in 1 cup of cocoa powder?

One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 86 grams, one tablespoon about 5.38 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.79 grams.

How do I measure 10g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 5½ teaspoons. Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.

Is it better to weigh cocoa powder or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the cocoa powder is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate