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160g Cocoa Powder in Cups

160 grams of cocoa powder is 1⅞ 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.

How many cups is 160g of cocoa powder?

160 grams of cocoa powder equals:

1⅞
approximate cups
1.86
decimal cups
30
tablespoons
86g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 2¼ teaspoons. It is about 64% 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.

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160 grams of Cocoa Powder is about 1⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 86 grams per cup.

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1⅞
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
160g of Cocoa Powder
cups
1.86
tbsp
29.8
tsp
89.3
About 29.8 tablespoons or 89.3 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 2¼ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 86g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 86g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (86g per US cup) is unchanged.

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160g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 160 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient160g in cupsg per cup
Cocoa Powder1⅞ cups86
All-Purpose Flour1¼ cups125
Granulated Sugar¾ cup200
Butter⅔ cup227

See all 160g conversions on the 160 grams to cups chart.

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams of cocoa powderCupsTablespoons
125g1½ cups23 tbsp
130g1½ cups24 tbsp
140g1⅝ cups26 tbsp
150g1¾ cups28 tbsp
165g1⅞ cups31 tbsp
170g2 cups32 tbsp
175g2 cups33 tbsp
180g2⅛ cups33 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 160g of cocoa powder?

160 grams of cocoa powder is 1⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 2¼ teaspoons, worked out from 86 grams per US cup.

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. This page divides 160 grams by that cup weight.

Is 160g of cocoa powder the same as 160g of all-purpose flour?

No. 160g of cocoa powder is 1⅞ cups, while 160g of all-purpose flour is 1¼ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 160g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 13 tablespoons + 2¼ 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. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.