Flaky sea salt: grams to cups
One cup of flaky sea salt weighs 96 grams. So 100 g is about 1.04 cup, 250 g is about 2.60 cups, and 500 g is about 5.21 cups.
2 ⅝ cups
2.60 cups · 8.8 oz
Worth knowing. The least reliable measure in the kitchen. Published figures run from 1 to 3 g per teaspoon depending on brand and how the flakes fall. Use it for finishing by feel, not for seasoning by spoon.
Density reference: Serious Eats, cross-checked against brand labels
Flaky sea salt conversion chart
| Grams | Cups | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | ½ | 1.8 oz |
| 100 g | 1 | 3.5 oz |
| 125 g | 1 ¼ | 4.4 oz |
| 150 g | 1 ⅝ | 5.3 oz |
| 200 g | 2 ⅛ | 7.1 oz |
| 250 g | 2 ⅝ | 8.8 oz |
| 300 g | 3 ⅛ | 10.6 oz |
| 375 g | 3 ⅞ | 13.2 oz |
| 500 g | 5 ¼ | 17.6 oz |
| 1000 g | 10 ⅜ | 35.3 oz |
Worth knowing. The least reliable measure in the kitchen. Published figures run from 1 to 3 g per teaspoon depending on brand and how the flakes fall. Use it for finishing by feel, not for seasoning by spoon.
Density reference: Serious Eats, cross-checked against brand labels