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85g Oats in Cups

85 grams of rolled oats is 1 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 85g of rolled oats?

85 grams of rolled oats equals:

1
approximate cup
0.94
decimal cup
15
tablespoons
90g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon. It is about 17% 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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85 grams of Oats is about 1 cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 90 grams per cup.

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1
cup
¼½¾1
85g of Oats
cups
0.94
tbsp
15.1
tsp
45.3
About 15.1 tablespoons or 45.3 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 90g

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

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85g of rolled oats vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 85 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient85g in cupsg per cup
Oats1 cup90
All-Purpose Flour⅔ cup125
Granulated Sugar⅜ cup200
Butter⅜ cup227

See all 85g conversions on the 85 grams to cups chart.

Nearby rolled oats amounts

Grams of rolled oatsCupsTablespoons
65g¾ cup12 tbsp
70g¾ cup12 tbsp
75g⅞ cup13 tbsp
80g⅞ cup14 tbsp
90g1 cup16 tbsp
100g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
110g1¼ cups20 tbsp
113g1¼ cups20 tbsp

Full ladder on the oats grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 85g of rolled oats?

85 grams of rolled oats is 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon, 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 85 grams by that cup weight.

Is 85g of rolled oats the same as 85g of all-purpose flour?

No. 85g of rolled oats is 1 cup, while 85g of all-purpose flour is ⅔ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 85g of rolled oats without a scale?

Use 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon. 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.