How many grams in a cup of ricotta?

1 cup of whole-milk ricotta weighs 246 g by USDA. King Arthur Baking lists 227 g.

Sources: USDA FoodData Central, King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart · Checked October 22, 2026

Amount

Unit

246 g 8.7 oz

Sources range from 227 g to 246 g for 1 cup.

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Ricotta cups to grams table

Using 246 g per US cup. A US cup is 236.6 mL; 1 cup is 16 tablespoons.

Ricotta cups to grams
US cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	31 g	1.1 oz	2
¼ cup	62 g	2.2 oz	4
⅓ cup	82 g	2.9 oz	5.3
½ cup	123 g	4.3 oz	8
⅔ cup	164 g	5.8 oz	10.7
¾ cup	185 g	6.5 oz	12
1 cup	246 g	8.7 oz	16
1½ cups	369 g	13 oz	24
2 cups	492 g	17.4 oz	32
3 cups	738 g	26 oz	48
4 cups	984 g	34.7 oz	64

Why sources disagree

King Arthur lists most soft cheeses at 227 g per cup, which is 8 ounces by weight. USDA lists 246 g for whole-milk and part-skim ricotta alike. Ricotta can be wet or drained, and how firmly you pack the cup changes the weight, so weigh it when a recipe gives grams.

Source	Listed as	Grams per cup
USDA FoodData Central Cheese, ricotta, whole milk	1 cup = 246 g	246 g
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart Cheese (Ricotta)	1 cup = 227 g	227 g

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

How to measure ricotta accurately

Drain watery ricotta in a sieve first if the recipe asks for it, then measure.
Spoon ricotta into a dry measuring cup and level it without pressing it down.
Weigh on a digital scale when you can, since cup scoops vary from cook to cook.

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Converting a recipe one ingredient at a time is where mistakes slip in. Sous Chef imports a recipe from a link or pasted text, then converts every ingredient at once: dry ingredients and butter to grams, liquids to millilitres. Tap again to go back to cups.

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 ricotta?

Half a cup of ricotta is about 123 g, using 246 g per cup.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of ricotta?

1 tablespoon of ricotta is about 15 g, since 1 cup is 16 tablespoons and 246 g per cup divided by 16 is 15 g.

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