Ingredient Weight Converter · spice
Ground Cinnamon: cups to grams
1 cup of ground cinnamon weighs 105 grams. Use the converter below for any other amount, or check the quick-reference table.
Ground Cinnamon baseline: 1 cup = 105 g.
Common amounts
| Cups | Tablespoons | Grams | Ounces (weight) | Milliliters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 4.0 | 26 g | 0.93 oz | 59 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 5.3 | 35 g | 1.23 oz | 79 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 8.0 | 53 g | 1.85 oz | 118 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 10.7 | 70 g | 2.47 oz | 158 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 12.0 | 79 g | 2.78 oz | 177 mL |
| 1 cup | 16.0 | 105 g | 3.70 oz | 237 mL |
| 1.5 cups | 24.0 | 158 g | 5.56 oz | 355 mL |
| 2 cups | 32.0 | 210 g | 7.41 oz | 473 mL |
| 3 cups | 48.0 | 315 g | 11.11 oz | 710 mL |
| 4 cups | 64.0 | 420 g | 14.82 oz | 946 mL |
Why measuring ground cinnamon by cup goes wrong
Ground cinnamon weighs about 105 grams per cup, but no recipe asks for a cup. The useful number is per teaspoon: roughly 2.6 grams. Cinnamon labeled 'Saigon' or 'Vietnamese' is cassia, with the strongest flavor; Ceylon ('true' cinnamon) is milder and more delicate.
Practical tips for working with ground cinnamon
Cinnamon loses potency within 6–12 months of being ground. If your cinnamon smells faintly of dust and not much else, replace it. For maximum flavor, buy whole cinnamon sticks and grate fresh — a microplane works fine for the small amounts a recipe needs. Cassia sticks are too hard for most home graters; Ceylon sticks are softer and grate easily.
Note from this ingredient's record: Listed by the cup for completeness — most home recipes call for teaspoons. One US teaspoon of ground cinnamon weighs roughly 2.6 g.
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