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Poppy seed
A kind of seed · also called Poppy seeds, Mawseed
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Poppy seeds are tiny edible oilseeds that pack closely together, weighing about 5.2 ounces (147 grams) per cup.
Poppy seeds have a bulk density of roughly 39 pounds per cubic foot (0.62 grams per milliliter). Their tiny, kidney-shaped structure lets them settle tightly into measuring containers with very little wasted space between seeds. Because of this close packing, poppy seeds weigh more by volume than rolled oats or cocoa powder, though they remain lighter than dense crystals like table salt. A single level tablespoon holds about 0.32 ounces (9.2 grams) of whole seeds.
From Wikipedia
Poppy seeds are a type of oilseed obtained from the poppy plant. The tiny, kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years.
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- How much does a cup of poppy seeds weigh?
- One US cup of poppy seeds weighs about 5.2 ounces (147 grams). That makes a cup of poppy seeds slightly lighter than a cup of granulated sugar and noticeably heavier than a cup of flour.
One cup weighs
5.17 oz (147 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.323 oz (9.17 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.108 oz (3.06 g)
- Density
- 0.62 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of poppy seeds weighs about 5.2 ounces (147 grams). That makes a cup of poppy seeds slightly lighter than a cup of granulated sugar and noticeably heavier than a cup of flour.
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