½ cup of cashews in grams
½ cup of cashews ≈ 69 g = 2.42 oz · 118 mL by volume · at 137 g per cup, spooned and leveled. Use the converter below for any amount or ingredient.
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Formula
grams = cups × 137 (cashews)
Why weight beats volume for cashews
A cup is a volume; a recipe cares about mass. Cashews runs about 137 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.
Cashews: cups to grams table
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 34 g | 1.21 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 46 g | 1.61 oz |
| ½ cup (this page) | 69 g | 2.42 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 91 g | 3.22 oz |
| ¾ cup | 103 g | 3.62 oz |
| 1 cup | 137 g | 4.83 oz |
| 1½ cups | 206 g | 7.25 oz |
| 2 cups | 274 g | 9.67 oz |
| 3 cups | 411 g | 14.5 oz |
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is ½ cup of cashews?
½ cup of cashews is about 69 g (2.42 oz), based on 137 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?
Yes, these figures assume you spoon the ingredient into the cup and level it off. Scooping, packing, or tapping the cup can change the weight by 10% or more, which is why bakers prefer a scale.
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. ½ cup here is 118 mL by volume.