To convert cups of semolina into grams, multiply by 167: one cup comes to 167 grams. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — semolina measures 0.70587 g per mL. That ratio, 70.59%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A cup of semolina is 167 g when it is measured the standard way, but how it gets into the cup changes the answer: between about 150.3 g and 200.4 g covers the range from lightly spooned to firmly packed. That 20% spread is larger than most of the adjustments recipes fuss over, and it disappears entirely the moment the ingredient is weighed instead.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.599% of a cup of semolina, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.994 cups, and a 1 kg pack 5.988.
The condition this weight assumes: Coarse durum wheat. The large hard particles pack densely, making it much heavier per cup than any soft flour.
The formula
cups- The amount of semolina you are converting, in cups
167- Grams per cup for semolina, from its density of 0.70587 g/mL
grams- The equivalent quantity in grams
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in cups.
- It is multiplied by 167, the grams-per-cup figure for semolina.
- The result appears in grams, with a second reading in oz beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
1/3 cup of semolina in grams
Take 1/3 cup of semolina: 0.333333 × 167 gives 55.6667 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 111.333 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
3/4 cup of semolina in grams
Take 3/4 cup of semolina: 0.75 × 167 gives 125.25 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 250.5 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
3 cup of semolina in grams
3 cup of semolina weighs out at 501 grams. Divide 501 by 167 and you get back to 3 cup, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in 1 cup of semolina?
One cup of semolina is 167 grams. Half that quantity is 83.5 grams and double it is 334 grams, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of semolina not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Semolina has a density of 0.70587 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 167 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 69.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of semolina by roughly 20% — about 16.7 g either side of 167 g — because coarse durum wheat. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of semolina the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of semolina weighs 0.7363 oz, so the two readings differ by 26.4%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of semolina would weigh 176.47 g instead of 167 g — 9.47 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
A scale, if the result matters. Volume measuring carries a spread of about 20% for semolina — roughly 33.4 g on a 167 g cup — while a domestic scale is accurate to a gram or two. For anything where the ratio of ingredients drives the outcome, bread and pastry above all, weigh it.
How many cups of semolina is 500 g?
500 g of semolina is 2.994 cups — 0.00598802 cups to one gram, so 500 × 0.00598802 = 2.994. Going that way is a division by 167, or a multiplication by 0.00598802 if you prefer.
Semolina in cups and grams
| Cups | Grams | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 20.875 g | 20.875 |
| 1/4 cup | 41.75 g | 41.75 |
| 1/3 cup | 55.6667 g | 55.66666667 |
| 1/2 cup | 83.5 g | 83.5 |
| 2/3 cup | 111.333 g | 111.3333333 |
| 3/4 cup | 125.25 g | 125.25 |
| 1 cup | 167 g | 167 |
| 1 1/2 cup | 250.5 g | 250.5 |
| 2 cup | 334 g | 334 |
| 3 cup | 501 g | 501 |
| 4 cup | 668 g | 668 |
Based on 167 g per cup of semolina. One cup of semolina is 167 grams.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 125.2 g | 4.42 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 111.3 g | 3.93 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 83.5 g | 2.95 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 55.67 g | 1.96 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 41.75 g | 1.47 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 10.44 g | 0.368 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.479 g | 0.123 oz | 4.929 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice flour | 158 g | 5.573 oz | 0.6678 |
| Potato starch | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Steel-cut oats | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Semolina (this page) | 167 g | 5.891 oz | 0.7059 |
| Uncooked quinoa | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Dry couscous | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Uncooked white rice | 185 g | 6.526 oz | 0.7819 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.