170g Cocoa Powder in Cups

170 grams of cocoa powder is 2 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.

170 g of cocoa powder is

2 cups

1.98 US cups · 31.6 tbsp · 468 ml · 86 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

2 cups

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Measuring by hand? That is 2 cups. It is about 68% 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.

170g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient	170g in cups	Per cup
Cocoa Powder	2 cups	86 g
All-Purpose Flour	1⅓ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	¾ cup + 1½ tbsp	200 g
Butter	¾ cup	227 g

See all 170g conversions on the 170 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
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
175 g	2 cups	32.6 tbsp
180 g	2 cups + 1½ tbsp	33.5 tbsp
185 g	2 cups + 2½ tbsp	34.4 tbsp
190 g	2¼ cups	35.3 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 170g of cocoa powder?

170 grams of cocoa powder is 2 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 170g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 2 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