130g Cocoa Powder in Cups

130 grams of cocoa powder is 1½ cups — 86g per US cup. Brownies and chocolate cakes sit here. Cocoa is very light per cup (about 86 g), so the cup reading runs well ahead of the gram figure.

130 g of cocoa powder is

1½ cups

1.51 US cups · 24.2 tbsp · 358 ml · 86 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

1½ cups

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Measuring by hand? That is 1½ cups. It is about 52% 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.

130g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient	130g in cups	Per cup
Cocoa Powder	1½ cups	86 g
All-Purpose Flour	about 1 cup	125 g
Granulated Sugar	about ⅔ cup	200 g
Butter	½ cup + 1 tbsp	227 g

See all 130g conversions on the 130 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
113 g	1⅓ cups	21 tbsp
115 g	1⅓ cups	21.4 tbsp
120 g	1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp	22.3 tbsp
125 g	about 1½ cups	23.3 tbsp
140 g	about 1⅔ cups	26 tbsp
150 g	1¾ cups	27.9 tbsp
160 g	1¾ cups + 2 tbsp	29.8 tbsp
165 g	1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp	30.7 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 130g of cocoa powder?

130 grams of cocoa powder is 1½ cups, 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 130g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 1½ cups. 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