480g Cocoa Powder in Cups

480 grams of cocoa powder is 5½ 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.

480 g of cocoa powder is

5½ cups

5.58 US cups · 89.3 tbsp · 1320 ml · 86 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

5½ cups

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Measuring by hand? That is 5½ cups. It is about 192% 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.

480g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients

Ingredient	480g in cups	Per cup
Cocoa Powder	5½ cups	86 g
All-Purpose Flour	about 3¾ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	2⅓ cups + 1 tbsp	200 g
Butter	2 cups + 2 tbsp	227 g

See all 480g conversions on the 480 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cocoa powder amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
420 g	about 5 cups	78.1 tbsp
425 g	5 cups	79.1 tbsp
450 g	5¼ cups	83.7 tbsp
454 g	5¼ cups	84.5 tbsp
500 g	5¾ cups	93 tbsp

Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 480g of cocoa powder?

480 grams of cocoa powder is 5½ cups, 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 480g of cocoa powder without a scale?

Use 5½ cups. 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