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Crushed red pepper
A kind of chili pepper · also called red pepper flakes, chili flakes, crushed red pepper flakes
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Crushed red pepper is a light, flaky spice made from dried chilies that takes up substantial space for its weight.
At roughly 2.9 ounces per cup (0.35 grams per milliliter), crushed red pepper is relatively airy because the flat flakes and loose seeds leave large air pockets between them. A standard pint container holds only about 5.9 ounces (166 grams) of the flakes. In comparison, finely ground spices like table salt or ground black pepper settle much more closely and take up far less volume for the same mass.
From Wikipedia
Crushed red pepper or red pepper flakes or chilli flakes is a condiment or spice consisting of dried and crushed red chilli peppers. This condiment is most often produced from cayenne-type peppers, although commercial producers may use a variety of different cultivars, usually within the 30,000–50,000 Scoville unit range.
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Questions people ask
- How much does a cup of crushed red pepper weigh?
- One US cup of crushed red pepper weighs about 2.9 ounces (83 grams). That makes it less than one-third the weight of a cup of granulated table sugar.
One cup weighs
2.92 oz (82.8 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.183 oz (5.18 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.061 oz (1.73 g)
- Density
- 0.35 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of crushed red pepper weighs about 2.9 ounces (83 grams). That makes it less than one-third the weight of a cup of granulated table sugar.
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