Instant coffee
A kind of coffee · also called soluble coffee, coffee crystals, coffee powder
About
Instant coffee is dehydrated brewed coffee whose airy crystals weigh far less by volume than standard coffee grounds.
Instant coffee has a low bulk density of about 18.7 pounds per cubic foot (0.3 grams per milliliter). Spray-drying and freeze-drying create porous granules that trap pockets of air, making the granules take up a lot of space for their mass. Because of this airy structure, an entire 8-fluid-ounce (240-milliliter) cup holds only a small fraction of the weight found in denser pantry staples like ground beans or salt.
From Wikipedia
Instant coffee is a beverage derived from processed brewed coffee beans that is quickly prepared by adding hot water or milk to powdered solid coffee extracts. Instant coffee solids in powdered or crystallized form refers to dehydrated and packaged solids used to make the instant coffee beverage.
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Questions people ask
- How much does a cup of instant coffee weigh?
- One US cup of instant coffee weighs about 2.5 ounces (71 grams). This makes it less than half the weight of a cup of flour and about one-third the weight of sugar.
One cup weighs
2.5 oz (71 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.156 oz (4.44 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.052 oz (1.48 g)
- Density
- 0.3 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of instant coffee weighs about 2.5 ounces (71 grams). This makes it less than half the weight of a cup of flour and about one-third the weight of sugar.
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