Dried grapes with a concentrated sweetness, common in baking and trail mixes. One US cup weighs about 165g — about 1.3× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour.
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The most commonly searched gram amounts, converted to cups automatically.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25g | 0.15 cups |
| 50g | 0.30 cups≈ ⅓ cup |
| 75g | 0.45 cups≈ ½ cup |
| 100g | 0.61 cups≈ ⅔ cup |
| 125g | 0.76 cups≈ ¾ cup |
| 150g | 0.91 cups |
| 200g | 1.21 cups≈ 1 ¼ cups |
| 250g | 1.52 cups≈ 1 ½ cups |
| 300g | 1.82 cups≈ 1 ¾ cups |
| 500g | 3.03 cups≈ 3 cups |
| 1000g | 6.06 cups |
Dried grapes with a concentrated sweetness, common in baking and trail mixes.
Raisins belongs to the Fruits & Vegetables group on GramToCup, alongside other ingredients measured the same way in most kitchens. It shows up most often in oatmeal cookies, trail mix, baking mix-ins. Its density of 165g per US cup is what this calculator uses to convert between grams and cups automatically — no manual lookup required.
Raisins is made of individual pieces that never fit together perfectly, leaving small gaps of air between them. How tightly those pieces settle — whether shaken, pressed, or left loose — changes the weight of a "full" cup.
A cup of raisins is about 1.3× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup), even though both fill the same 1-cup measuring cup.
Common mistake: Pressing or tapping the cup to fit more in, which compacts the pieces and adds extra weight beyond what the recipe expects.
Scoop or pour raisins into the measuring cup and gently shake to settle, then level the top. Don't press down — it settles naturally without packing.
When a recipe needs to be exact, weigh it on a kitchen scale instead of using a measuring cup at all — it removes packing and settling from the equation entirely.
Break up any large clumps before measuring raisins so the pieces settle naturally instead of leaving oversized air gaps.
100g of raisins is approximately 0.61 cups, based on a density of 165g per US cup.
1 US cup of raisins weighs about 165g. Use the calculator above to convert any other amount instantly.
No — the calculator above converts raisins between grams and cups without a scale. A scale is only more accurate when a recipe already lists grams and you want to skip the volume measurement entirely.
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. A cup of raisins is about 1.3× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup) because the two ingredients have different densities — see the density explanation above for why.
Scoop or pour raisins into the measuring cup and gently shake to settle, then level the top. Don't press down — it settles naturally without packing.
They're in the same category, but check the density first: Apples (chopped) weighs 125g per cup versus 165g for raisins. Substituting by weight (grams) keeps a recipe accurate; substituting cup-for-cup can change the result if the densities differ much.