One gram of ground cumin is 0.0099009901 cups, so converting grams of ground cumin to cups means multiplying by 0.0099009901. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — ground cumin measures 0.4269 g per mL. That ratio, 42.69%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A cup of ground cumin is 101 g when it is measured the standard way, but how it gets into the cup changes the answer: between about 90.9 g and 121.2 g covers the range from lightly spooned to firmly packed. That 20% spread is larger than most of the adjustments recipes fuss over, and it disappears entirely the moment the ingredient is weighed instead.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.99% of a cup of ground cumin, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 4.95 cups, and a 1 kg pack 9.901.
What the number depends on: One of the lighter ground spices. Whole seeds measure quite differently, so a recipe that says ground means ground.
The formula
grams- The amount of ground cumin you are converting, in grams
0.00990099009901- Cups per gram for ground cumin, from its density of 0.4269 g/mL
cups- The equivalent quantity in cups
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.00990099009901, the cups-per-gram figure for ground cumin.
- The result appears in cups, with a second reading in tbsp beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of ground cumin in cups
A recipe calling for 50 g of ground cumin needs 0.49505 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.0099009901 = 0.4950495, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.247525 cups.
150 g of ground cumin in cups
A recipe calling for 150 g of ground cumin needs 1.48515 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.0099009901 = 1.4851485, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.742574 cups.
500 g of ground cumin in cups
Take 500 g of ground cumin: 500 × 0.0099009901 gives 4.9505 cups. Doubling the batch takes it to 9.90099 cups, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in 1 g of ground cumin?
One gram of ground cumin is 0.0099009901 cups. Half that quantity is 0.0049505 cups and double it is 0.019802 cups, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of ground cumin not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Ground cumin has a density of 0.4269 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 101 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 135.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of ground cumin by roughly 20% — about 10.1 g either side of 101 g — because one of the lighter ground spices. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of ground cumin the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of ground cumin weighs 0.4453 oz, so the two readings differ by 55.5%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of ground cumin would weigh 106.73 g instead of 101 g — 5.73 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
A scale, if the result matters. Volume measuring carries a spread of about 20% for ground cumin — roughly 20.2 g on a 101 g cup — while a domestic scale is accurate to a gram or two. For anything where the ratio of ingredients drives the outcome, bread and pastry above all, weigh it.
How much does 2 cup of ground cumin weigh?
2 cup of ground cumin comes to 202 g, or 202 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the cups-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Ground cumin in grams and cups
| Grams | Cups | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.049505 cup | 0.0495049505 |
| 10 g | 0.0990099 cup | 0.09900990099 |
| 25 g | 0.247525 cup | 0.2475247525 |
| 50 g | 0.49505 cup | 0.495049505 |
| 100 g | 0.990099 cup | 0.9900990099 |
| 125 g | 1.23762 cup | 1.237623762 |
| 150 g | 1.48515 cup | 1.485148515 |
| 200 g | 1.9802 cup | 1.98019802 |
| 250 g | 2.47525 cup | 2.475247525 |
| 300 g | 2.9703 cup | 2.97029703 |
| 500 g | 4.9505 cup | 4.95049505 |
| 1000 g | 9.90099 cup | 9.900990099 |
Based on 101 g per cup of ground cumin. One gram of ground cumin is 0.0099009901 cups.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 101 g | 3.56 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 6.312 g | 0.223 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 4.208 g | 0.148 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 2.104 g | 0.0742 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 1.578 g | 0.0557 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.052 g | 0.0371 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.526 g | 0.0186 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.263 g | 0.00928 oz | 0.6161 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dried oregano | 48 g | 1.693 oz | 0.2029 |
| Ground ginger | 86 g | 3.034 oz | 0.3635 |
| Ground cardamom | 96 g | 3.386 oz | 0.4058 |
| Ground cumin (this page) | 101 g | 3.563 oz | 0.4269 |
| Ground cloves | 101 g | 3.563 oz | 0.4269 |
| Ground nutmeg | 106 g | 3.739 oz | 0.448 |
| Ground black pepper | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 0.4649 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.