400g Cocoa Powder in Cups

400 grams of cocoa powder is 4⅔ 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.

400 g of cocoa powder is

4⅔ cups

4.65 US cups · 74.4 tbsp · 1100 ml · 86 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

4 + 2 × ⅓ cup

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Measuring by hand? That is 4 + 2 × ⅓ cup. It is about 160% 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.

400g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient	400g in cups	Per cup
Cocoa Powder	4⅔ cups	86 g
All-Purpose Flour	3¼ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	2 cups	200 g
Butter	1¾ cups	227 g

See all 400g conversions on the 400 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
350 g	4 cups	65.1 tbsp
360 g	4¼ cups	67 tbsp
375 g	4⅓ cups	69.8 tbsp
390 g	4½ cups	72.6 tbsp
410 g	4¾ cups	76.3 tbsp
420 g	about 5 cups	78.1 tbsp
425 g	5 cups	79.1 tbsp
450 g	5¼ cups	83.7 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 400g of cocoa powder?

400 grams of cocoa powder is 4⅔ cups. In kitchen measures that is 4 + 2 × ⅓ 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 400g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 4 + 2 × ⅓ 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