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Cocoa powder
also called cacao powder
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Cocoa powder is a finely ground baking staple that weighs about 5.0 ounces (142 g) per cup.
Cocoa powder has a typical bulk density of about 37 pounds per cubic foot (0.6 g/mL). It consists of dried cocoa solids left behind after pressing out most of the cocoa butter from roasted cacao beans. Because it is a fine, dry powder, it takes up more space than denser pantry staples like granulated sugar. Scooping directly from a container can pack the powder down, which increases how much fits in a measuring cup.
From Wikipedia
Cocoa powder, often simply cocoa, is an aromatic powder derived from the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree. It is produced by roasting and grinding the seeds, referred to as cocoa beans, and then removing most of the cocoa butter from the resulting paste.
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Questions people ask
- How much does a cup of cocoa powder weigh?
- One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 5.0 ounces (142 g). That is roughly the weight of a standard baseball.
One cup weighs
5.01 oz (142 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.313 oz (8.87 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.104 oz (2.96 g)
- Density
- 0.6 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 5.0 ounces (142 g). That is roughly the weight of a standard baseball.
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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