500 grams of cocoa powder to cups
500 g of cocoa powder is about 5.88 cups, which is roughly 5 cups + 7/8 or 94.12 tablespoons. That comes from 85 g per US cup. Unsweetened, spooned and levelled without sifting.
| Measure | 500 g of cocoa powder |
|---|---|
| Cups | 5.88 |
| Kitchen measure | 5 cups + 7/8 |
| Tablespoons | 94.12 |
| Grams per cup used | 85 g |
Cocoa powder is the lightest ingredient on this site at about 85 g a cup, spooned and levelled. It clumps readily, and a cup with compressed lumps can weigh 100 g while a sifted cup falls to 75 g.
Result
0.83 cups
About 7/8 cup of all-purpose flour. 100 g is 3.53 oz by weight.
Assumes spoon-and-level. Scooped flour runs closer to 140 g a cup.
Questions
How many cups is 500 g of cocoa powder?
5.88 cups, or about 5 cups + 7/8. That is worked out at 85 g per US cup, and a cup of cocoa powder can run 75 to 100 g depending on clumping and sifting.
How many tablespoons is 500 g of cocoa powder?
About 94.12 tablespoons, since one US cup is 16 tablespoons. For small amounts tablespoons are usually the more accurate measure to work with.
Why does 500 g give a different number of cups for other ingredients?
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. 500 g of cocoa powder is 5.88 cups at 85 g per cup, while the same 500 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.
Other amounts of cocoa powder
See all cocoa powder conversions or 500 g of every other ingredient.