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420g Cocoa Powder in Cups

420 grams of cocoa powder is 4⅞ 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.

How many cups is 420g of cocoa powder?

420 grams of cocoa powder equals:

4⅞
approximate cups
4.88
decimal cups
78
tablespoons
86g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 4 cups + 14 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. It is about 168% 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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420 grams of Cocoa Powder is about 4⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 86 grams per cup.

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4⅞
cups
¼½¾1+ 4 full cups (showing the last one)
420g of Cocoa Powder
cups
4.88
tbsp
78.1
tsp
234.4
About 78.1 tablespoons or 234.4 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 4 cups + 14 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 86g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 86g per cup

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420g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 420 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient420g in cupsg per cup
Cocoa Powder4⅞ cups86
All-Purpose Flour3⅜ cups125
Granulated Sugar2⅛ cups200
Butter1⅞ cups227

See all 420g conversions on the 420 grams to cups chart.

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams of cocoa powderCupsTablespoons
375g4⅜ cups70 tbsp
390g4½ cups73 tbsp
400g4⅔ cups74 tbsp
410g4¾ cups76 tbsp
450g5¼ cups84 tbsp
454g5¼ cups84 tbsp
480g5⅝ cups89 tbsp
500g5⅞ cups93 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Common questions

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How many cups is 420g of cocoa powder?

420 grams of cocoa powder is 4⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 4 cups + 14 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon, 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 420 grams by that cup weight.

Is 420g of cocoa powder the same as 420g of all-purpose flour?

No. 420g of cocoa powder is 4⅞ cups, while 420g of all-purpose flour is 3⅜ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 420g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 4 cups + 14 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. 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.