A recipe calls for 30 g of cocoa powder — how many tablespoons is that?

30 g ÷ 5.3 g per tablespoon ≈ 5.7 tablespoons, so about 5 3/4 tablespoons, or roughly 1/3 cup plus a bit more.

My cocoa powder is clumpy and hard to measure by volume — does that affect the gram conversion?

No — weight isn't affected by clumping the way volume is, which is exactly why weighing is more reliable for cocoa powder. If you must measure by volume, sift the cocoa first to break up clumps and get a more accurate cup measurement.

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Cocoa Powder: 85 Grams

Cocoa powder is very light and prone to clumping, weighing only about 85 g per cup — one of the lightest ingredients in this list by volume. Because it clumps easily, sifting cocoa powder before measuring by volume gives a more consistent result; weighing avoids this issue entirely since clumps don't change the total mass.

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Cocoa Powder cups to grams
Cups	Grams
1/4 cups	21 g
1/3 cups	28 g
1/2 cups	42 g
3/4 cups	64 g
1 cup	85 g
2 cups	170 g

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-11 · Source: USDA FoodData Central / King Arthur Baking ingredient weight charts · see our methodology

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