How many cups is 250g of lard?
250g of lard is
1¼ cups
That's 1.22 US cups, 1.15 metric cups, or 20 level tablespoons.
Worked out from 1 US cup = 205g. 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 lard
- 100g: ½ cup
- 200g: 1 cup
- 1 cup: 205g
- Half a cup: 103g
- A quarter cup: 51g
- 1 tablespoon: 13g
- Full table for lard
Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 04002: “Lard”. USDA lists these household measures for it:
- 1 tbsp = 12.8g
- 1 cup = 205g
Fractions of a cup are the cup weight scaled down. The teaspoon is a third of the tablespoon. 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.