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35g Cocoa Powder in Cups

35 grams of cocoa powder is ⅜ cup 86g per US cup. Most cocoa amounts are this size — a few tablespoons for a mug cake, a hot chocolate or a dusting.

How many cups is 35g of cocoa powder?

35 grams of cocoa powder equals:

approximate cup
0.41
decimal cup
6.51
tablespoons
86g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 6 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. It is about 14% 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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35 grams of Cocoa Powder is about ⅜ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 86 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
cups
0.41
tbsp
6.5
tsp
19.5
About 6.5 tablespoons or 19.5 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 6 tablespoons + 1½ 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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35g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 35 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient35g in cupsg per cup
Cocoa Powder⅜ cup86
All-Purpose Flour¼ cup125
Granulated Sugar⅛ cup200
Butter⅛ cup227

See all 35g conversions on the 35 grams to cups chart.

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams of cocoa powderCupsTablespoons
20g¼ cup3.72 tbsp
25g¼ cup4.65 tbsp
28g⅓ cup5.21 tbsp
30g⅓ cup5.58 tbsp
40g½ cup7.44 tbsp
45g½ cup8.37 tbsp
50g⅝ cup9.3 tbsp
56g⅔ cup10 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 35g of cocoa powder?

35 grams of cocoa powder is ⅜ cup. In kitchen measures that is 6 tablespoons + 1½ 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 35 grams by that cup weight.

Is 35g of cocoa powder the same as 35g of all-purpose flour?

No. 35g of cocoa powder is ⅜ cup, while 35g of all-purpose flour is ¼ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 35g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 6 tablespoons + 1½ 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.