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240g Cocoa Powder in Cups

240 grams of cocoa powder is 2¾ cups — 86g per US cup. A cocoa weight this high belongs to a batch bake or a large brownie tray, where sifting really is worth the extra minute.

240 g of cocoa powder is

2¾ cups

2.79 US cups · 44.7 tbsp · 660 ml · 86 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

2 + ½ + ¼ cup

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Measuring by hand? That is 2 + ½ + ¼ cup. It is about 96% 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.

240g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient240g in cupsPer cup
Cocoa Powder2¾ cups86 g
All-Purpose Flour1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp125 g
Granulated Sugarabout 1¼ cups200 g
Butter1 cup + 1 tbsp227 g

See all 240g conversions on the 240 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
226 g2⅔ cups42 tbsp
227 g2⅔ cups42.2 tbsp
230 g2⅔ cups42.8 tbsp
238 g2¾ cups44.3 tbsp
250 g2¾ cups + 2½ tbsp46.5 tbsp
255 g3 cups47.4 tbsp
260 g3 cups48.4 tbsp
270 g3 cups + 2 tbsp50.2 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 240g of cocoa powder?

240 grams of cocoa powder is 2¾ cups. In kitchen measures that is 2 + ½ + ¼ cup, 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.

How do I measure 240g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 2 + ½ + ¼ cup. 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

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