1½ cups of table salt in ounces
1½ cups of table salt ≈ 15.45 oz = 438 g · 355 mL by volume · at 292 g per cup, spooned and leveled. Use the converter below for any amount or ingredient.
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Formula
grams = cups × 292 (table salt) ; ounces = grams ÷ 28.3495
Why weight beats volume for table salt
A cup is a volume; a recipe cares about mass. Table salt runs about 292 g per US cup measured spoon-and-level, but packing, humidity, and grind can move that by ±10%. Weighing removes the guesswork, which is exactly why serious baking recipes list grams.
Table salt only. Kosher salt varies hugely by brand, Diamond Crystal is roughly half the weight of table salt per cup.
Table salt: cups to ounces table
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 73 g | 2.57 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 97 g | 3.43 oz |
| ½ cup | 146 g | 5.15 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 195 g | 6.87 oz |
| ¾ cup | 219 g | 7.72 oz |
| 1 cup | 292 g | 10.3 oz |
| 1½ cups (this page) | 438 g | 15.45 oz |
| 2 cups | 584 g | 20.6 oz |
| 3 cups | 876 g | 30.9 oz |
Frequently asked questions
How many ounces is 1½ cups of table salt?
1½ cups of table salt is about 15.45 oz (438 g), based on 292 g per US cup, measured spoon-and-level.
Why does the ingredient change the answer?
Cups measure volume, grams measure weight. Dense ingredients pack more weight into the same cup: a cup of honey is 340 g while a cup of rolled oats is only 90 g. That is why generic cup-to-gram converters get recipes wrong.
Does it matter how I fill the cup?
Table salt only. Kosher salt varies hugely by brand, Diamond Crystal is roughly half the weight of table salt per cup.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
A US customary cup (236.6 mL). A metric cup is 250 mL, about 5.7% bigger, and old UK recipes use a 284 mL imperial cup. 1½ cups here is 355 mL by volume.