How many cups is 100g of tomato purée?
100g of tomato purée (tomato paste) is
⅓ cup + 1 tbsp
That's 0.38 US cups, 0.36 metric cups, or 6 level tablespoons.
Worked out from 1 US cup = 262g. Cups are rounded to the nearest kitchen fraction, with what's left over in level tablespoons. If you have scales, weighing is more accurate.
UK tomato purée is the thick concentrate Americans call tomato paste.
Other amounts of tomato purée
- 200g: ¾ cup
- 250g: ¾ cup + 3 tbsp
- 1 cup: 262g
- Half a cup: 131g
- A quarter cup: 66g
- 1 tablespoon: 16g
- Full table for tomato purée
Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 11546: “Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added”. USDA lists these household measures for it:
- 0.25 cup = 66g
- 1 cup = 262g
- 1 tbsp = 16g
- 1 can (6 oz) = 170g
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.