One gram of semolina is 0.005988024 cups, so converting grams of semolina to cups means multiplying by 0.005988024. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
The density behind that figure is 0.70587 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of semolina weighs 167 g, so this ingredient is 70.59% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
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.
What the number depends on: Coarse durum wheat. The large hard particles pack densely, making it much heavier per cup than any soft flour.
The formula
grams- The amount of semolina you are converting, in grams
0.0059880239521- Cups per gram for semolina, from its density of 0.70587 g/mL
cups- The equivalent quantity in cups
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.0059880239521, the cups-per-gram figure for semolina.
- The result appears in cups, with a second reading in tbsp beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of semolina in cups
A recipe calling for 50 g of semolina needs 0.299401 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.005988024 = 0.2994012, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.149701 cups.
150 g of semolina in cups
150 g of semolina weighs out at 0.898204 cups. Divide 0.898204 by 0.005988024 and you get back to 150 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
500 g of semolina in cups
A recipe calling for 500 g of semolina needs 2.99401 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.005988024 = 2.994012, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 1.49701 cups.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in 1 g of semolina?
One gram of semolina is 0.005988024 cups. Half that quantity is 0.00299401 cups and double it is 0.011976 cups, 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 much does 2 cup of semolina weigh?
2 cup of semolina comes to 334 g, or 334 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the cups-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Semolina in grams and cups
| Grams | Cups | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.0299401 cup | 0.02994011976 |
| 10 g | 0.0598802 cup | 0.05988023952 |
| 25 g | 0.149701 cup | 0.1497005988 |
| 50 g | 0.299401 cup | 0.2994011976 |
| 100 g | 0.598802 cup | 0.5988023952 |
| 125 g | 0.748503 cup | 0.748502994 |
| 150 g | 0.898204 cup | 0.8982035928 |
| 200 g | 1.1976 cup | 1.19760479 |
| 250 g | 1.49701 cup | 1.497005988 |
| 300 g | 1.79641 cup | 1.796407186 |
| 500 g | 2.99401 cup | 2.994011976 |
| 1000 g | 5.98802 cup | 5.988023952 |
Based on 167 g per cup of semolina. One gram of semolina is 0.005988024 cups.
| 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.