500 grams of table salt to cups
500 g of table salt is about 1.83 cups, which is roughly 1 cup + 7/8 or 29.3 tablespoons. That comes from 273 g per US cup. Fine table salt. Kosher flake salt is nearer 145 g a cup.
| Measure | 500 g of table salt |
|---|---|
| Cups | 1.83 |
| Kitchen measure | 1 cup + 7/8 |
| Tablespoons | 29.3 |
| Grams per cup used | 273 g |
Fine table salt is dense at about 273 g a cup, but nobody measures salt by the cup. The reason this page exists is teaspoons: a teaspoon of table salt is about 6 g, and that is the number that matters when converting a recipe.
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 table salt?
1.83 cups, or about 1 cup + 7/8. That is worked out at 273 g per US cup, and a cup of table salt can run 145 g kosher flakes to 292 g fine table salt.
How many tablespoons is 500 g of table salt?
About 29.3 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 table salt is 1.83 cups at 273 g per cup, while the same 500 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.
Other amounts of table salt
See all table salt conversions or 500 g of every other ingredient.