Cups to grams / Flaxseed (linseed)
How many cups is 100g of flaxseed (linseed)?
100g of flaxseed (linseed) (flaxseed) is
½ cup + 2 tbsp
That's 0.60 US cups, 0.56 metric cups, or 10 level tablespoons.
Worked out from 1 US cup = 168g. Cups are rounded to the nearest kitchen fraction, with what's left over in level tablespoons. If you have scales, weighing is more accurate.
Other amounts of flaxseed (linseed)
- 200g: 1 cup + 3 tbsp
- 250g: 1½ cups
- 1 cup: 168g
- Half a cup: 84g
- A quarter cup: 42g
- 1 tablespoon: 10g
- Full table for flaxseed (linseed)
Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 12220: “Seeds, flaxseed”. USDA lists these household measures for it:
- 1 tbsp, whole = 10.3g
- 1 cup, whole = 168g
- 1 tbsp, ground = 7g
- 1 tsp, whole = 3.4g
- 1 tsp, ground = 2.5g
Fractions of a cup are the cup weight scaled down. Metric-cup figures assume a 250ml cup, and Australian tablespoons hold 20ml. Weights under 10g are rounded to 0.1g, everything else to the nearest gram. Full source list.