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40g Cocoa Powder in Cups

40 grams of cocoa powder is ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp — 86g per US cup. Most cocoa amounts are this size — a few tablespoons for a mug cake, a hot chocolate or a dusting.

40 g of cocoa powder is

⅓ cup + 2 tbsp

0.47 US cups · 7.44 tbsp · 110 ml · 86 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

⅓ cup+2 tbsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons. It is about 16% 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.

40g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient40g in cupsPer cup
Cocoa Powder⅓ cup + 2 tbsp86 g
All-Purpose Flourabout ⅓ cup125 g
Granulated Sugar3 tbsp + ½ tsp200 g
Butter2 tbsp + 2½ tsp227 g

See all 40g conversions on the 40 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
28 gabout ⅓ cup5.2 tbsp
30 gabout ⅓ cup5.6 tbsp
32 g6 tbsp6 tbsp
35 g¼ cup + 2½ tbsp6.5 tbsp
45 gabout ½ cup8.4 tbsp
50 gabout ½ cup + 1½ tbsp9.3 tbsp
55 gabout ½ cup + 2 tbsp10.2 tbsp
56 gabout ⅔ cup10.4 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 40g of cocoa powder?

40 grams of cocoa powder is ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp, 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 40g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons. 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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