How many grams in a cup of raisins?

1 cup of loosely filled raisins weighs 145 g by USDA. King Arthur Baking lists 149 g. Packed raisins weigh more: USDA gives 165 g per packed cup.

Sources: USDA FoodData Central, King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart · Checked October 16, 2026

Amount

Unit

145 g 5.1 oz

Sources range from 145 g to 149 g for 1 cup.

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Raisins cups to grams table

Using 145 g per US cup. A US cup is 236.6 mL; 1 cup is 16 tablespoons.

Raisins cups to grams
US cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	18 g	0.6 oz	2
¼ cup	36 g	1.3 oz	4
⅓ cup	48 g	1.7 oz	5.3
½ cup	73 g	2.6 oz	8
⅔ cup	97 g	3.4 oz	10.7
¾ cup	109 g	3.8 oz	12
1 cup	145 g	5.1 oz	16
1½ cups	218 g	7.7 oz	24
2 cups	290 g	10.2 oz	32
3 cups	435 g	15.3 oz	48
4 cups	580 g	20.5 oz	64

Why sources disagree

Raisins are sticky and squash down, so how you fill the cup matters more than which source you use. Packed, USDA lists 165 g per cup and King Arthur lists 85 g per half cup, which is 170 g per cup. Use the loose figure unless your recipe says packed.

Source	Listed as	Grams per cup
USDA FoodData Central Raisins, dark, seedless	1 cup (not packed) = 145 g	145 g
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart Raisins (loose)	1 cup = 149 g	149 g

Bold row is the figure the calculator uses. Figures listed for a smaller measure are multiplied up to one cup.

How to measure raisins accurately

Check whether the recipe says packed raisins before you press them down.
Separate clumped raisins first so the cup fills evenly.
Weigh on a digital scale when you can, since cup scoops vary from cook to cook.

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US recipe

2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1½ cups milk

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275 g all-purpose flour
225 g butter, softened
170 g brown sugar, packed
350 ml milk

Example output. Sous Chef rounds to amounts you would actually weigh, so its numbers can differ by a few grams from the table above.

Common questions

How many grams is half a cup of raisins?

Half a cup of raisins is about 72.5 g, using 145 g per cup.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of raisins?

1 tablespoon of raisins is about 9 g, since 1 cup is 16 tablespoons and 145 g per cup divided by 16 is 9 g.

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