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How many cups is 500 grams of plain yogurt?
Answer
≈ 2 cups
500 grams of plain yogurt fills about 2 cups (2.04 US cups, or about 32.7 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 245 g per cup.
Plain yogurt: grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.204 | about ¼ cup |
| 100 g | 0.408 | about ⅜ cup |
| 125 g | 0.51 | about ½ cup |
| 200 g | 0.816 | about ⅞ cup |
| 250 g | 1.02 | about 1 cup |
| 500 g | 2.04 | about 2 cups |
| 1000 g | 4.08 | about 4 ⅛ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171284, Yogurt, plain, whole milk. USDA lists 1 cup (8 fl oz) = 245 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
Liquids are the easiest thing to measure by volume, so cups and a scale will agree closely. Dairy weighs a little more or less than water depending on its fat, sugar and air content. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of plain yogurt in grams.