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50g Oats in Cups

50 grams of rolled oats is ½ cup 90g per US cup. This is porridge and flapjack range. Oats weigh only about 90 g per cup, so the cup number looks surprisingly large next to denser ingredients.

How many cups is 50g of rolled oats?

50 grams of rolled oats equals:

½
approximate cup
0.56
decimal cup
8.89
tablespoons
90g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 8 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. It is about 10% of a 500 g bag of oats.

Rolled oats are flaky and full of air, so they take up far more cup volume than the same weight of flour or sugar. Do not press them down.

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50 grams of Oats is about ½ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 90 grams per cup.

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½
cup
¼½¾1
50g of Oats
cups
0.56
tbsp
8.9
tsp
26.7
About 8.9 tablespoons or 26.7 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 8 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 90g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 90g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (90g per US cup) is unchanged.

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50g of rolled oats vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 50 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient50g in cupsg per cup
Oats½ cup90
All-Purpose Flour⅜ cup125
Granulated Sugar¼ cup200
Butter¼ cup227

See all 50g conversions on the 50 grams to cups chart.

Nearby rolled oats amounts

Grams of rolled oatsCupsTablespoons
30g⅓ cup5.33 tbsp
35g⅜ cup6.22 tbsp
40g½ cup7.11 tbsp
45g½ cup8 tbsp
56g⅝ cup9.96 tbsp
60g⅔ cup11 tbsp
65g¾ cup12 tbsp
70g¾ cup12 tbsp

Full ladder on the oats grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 50g of rolled oats?

50 grams of rolled oats is ½ cup. In kitchen measures that is 8 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons, worked out from 90 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of rolled oats?

One US cup of rolled oats weighs about 90 grams, one tablespoon about 5.63 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.88 grams. This page divides 50 grams by that cup weight.

Is 50g of rolled oats the same as 50g of all-purpose flour?

No. 50g of rolled oats is ½ cup, while 50g of all-purpose flour is ⅜ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 50g of rolled oats without a scale?

Use 8 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. Rolled oats are flaky and full of air, so they take up far more cup volume than the same weight of flour or sugar. Do not press them down.

Is it better to weigh rolled oats or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the rolled oats 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.