Walnut halves with a rich, slightly bitter flavor, common in baking and salads. One US cup weighs about 120g — almost exactly the same weight than a cup of all-purpose flour.
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The most commonly searched gram amounts, converted to cups automatically.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25g | 0.21 cups≈ ¼ cup |
| 50g | 0.42 cups |
| 75g | 0.63 cups≈ ⅔ cup |
| 100g | 0.83 cups |
| 125g | 1.04 cups≈ 1 cup |
| 150g | 1.25 cups≈ 1 ¼ cups |
| 200g | 1.67 cups≈ 1 ⅔ cups |
| 250g | 2.08 cups |
| 300g | 2.50 cups≈ 2 ½ cups |
| 500g | 4.17 cups |
| 1000g | 8.33 cups≈ 8 ⅓ cups |
Walnut halves with a rich, slightly bitter flavor, common in baking and salads.
Walnuts (halves) belongs to the Nuts & Seeds group on GramToCup, alongside other ingredients measured the same way in most kitchens. It shows up most often in banana bread, salads, baking mix-ins. Its density of 120g per US cup is what this calculator uses to convert between grams and cups automatically — no manual lookup required.
Walnuts (halves) 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 walnuts (halves) is almost exactly the same weight 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 walnuts (halves) 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 walnuts (halves) so the pieces settle naturally instead of leaving oversized air gaps.
100g of walnuts (halves) is approximately 0.83 cups, based on a density of 120g per US cup.
1 US cup of walnuts (halves) weighs about 120g. Use the calculator above to convert any other amount instantly.
No — the calculator above converts walnuts (halves) 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 walnuts (halves) is almost exactly the same weight 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 walnuts (halves) 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: Almonds (whole) weighs 143g per cup versus 120g for walnuts (halves). Substituting by weight (grams) keeps a recipe accurate; substituting cup-for-cup can change the result if the densities differ much.