Kitchen converter / nutmeg
Nutmeg: cups to grams
One US cup of nutmeg weighs about 120 grams. Convert any amount below.
1 cup of nutmeg=120 g
Weights are approximate — see the note on scooping below.
Nutmeg conversion table
| Measure | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
| ¾ cups | 90 g | 3.2 oz |
| ⅔ cups | 80 g | 2.8 oz |
| ½ cups | 60 g | 2.1 oz |
| ⅓ cups | 40 g | 1.4 oz |
| ¼ cups | 30 g | 1.1 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 7.5 g | 0.26 oz |
| 1 tsp | 2.5 g | 0.09 oz |
Whose cup?
A cup is not one size. The United States measures 240 ml, the UK, Canada and New Zealand use a 250 ml metric cup, and Japan's カップ is 200 ml — so the same recipe line can mean a fifth more or less flour depending on where it was written. Australia shares the 250 ml cup but uses a 20 ml tablespoon, the only one of its size.
This page is currently showing US cup. Switch standards in the converter above and every number on the page follows.
Why weighing beats scooping
These figures describe nutmeg measured the usual way, but a cup is a container, not a quantity. Flour packed tightly into the cup can outweigh the same cup loosely spooned by a fifth — which is the single most common reason a baked recipe comes out differently than it did last time. If you own a scale, the gram column is the one to trust.
Why a cup of flour isn't a cup of flour →
Nutmeg in other languages
Useful when you are cooking from a recipe written somewhere else — these are the names the same ingredient goes by in the languages Gather supports.
- English nutmeg
- German Muskatnuss
- Spanish nuez moscada
- French noix de muscade
- French (Quebec) noix de muscade
- Italian noce moscata
- Japanese ナツメグ
- Portuguese (Brazil) noz-moscada
- Portuguese (Portugal) noz-moscada
What ingredients are called elsewhere →
Out of nutmeg?
Weighing it and replacing it are different questions, and we answer both. What to use instead of nutmeg →
Weigh something similar
The nearest neighbours of nutmeg — same kind of ingredient, different weight per cup.
| Ingredient | Per US cup |
|---|---|
| Black pepper | 130 g |
| Cinnamon | 130 g |
| Cumin | 100 g |
| Paprika | 110 g |
| Turmeric | 130 g |
| Chili powder | 130 g |