How to measure masa harina
How full the cup is and how firmly it is packed changes what it holds, so the same cup can weigh a little more or less in your kitchen. A scale gives the same result every time; the chart below converts any amount.
Source: 93 grams per US cup is the weight per cup in King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart, entry “Masa Harina, 1 cup = 3 1/4 oz = 93 g”. A US cup is about 237 milliliters.
Masa harina: cups to grams chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 12 g | 0.41 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 23 g | 0.82 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 31 g | 1.09 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 47 g | 1.64 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 62 g | 2.19 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 70 g | 2.46 oz |
| 1 cup | 93 g | 3.28 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 140 g | 4.92 oz |
| 2 cups | 186 g | 6.56 oz |
| 3 cups | 279 g | 9.84 oz |
| 4 cups | 372 g | 13.1 oz |
Tablespoons and teaspoons of masa harina
Three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons make a cup, so the spoon weights follow straight from the 93 grams per cup. Use level spoons, not heaped ones.
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tsp | 0.5 g |
| 1/2 tsp | 1 g |
| 1 tsp | 1.9 g |
| 1 tbsp | 5.8 g |
| 2 tbsp | 12 g |
| 3 tbsp | 17 g |
| 4 tbsp | 23 g |
Grams of masa harina to cups
Going the other way, divide the grams by 93. A cup of masa harina weighs 144 grams less than a cup of water, which is 237 grams.
| Grams | Cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.27 cup | just over 1/4 cup |
| 50 g | 0.54 cup | just over 1/2 cup |
| 100 g | 1.08 cups | just under 1 1/8 cups |
| 150 g | 1.61 cups | just under 1 5/8 cups |
| 200 g | 2.15 cups | just over 2 1/8 cups |
| 250 g | 2.69 cups | just over 2 2/3 cups |
| 300 g | 3.23 cups | just under 3 1/4 cups |
| 400 g | 4.3 cups | just under 4 1/3 cups |
| 500 g | 5.38 cups | about 5 3/8 cups |
| 1,000 g | 10.75 cups | about 10 3/4 cups |
Other flours per cup
- All-purpose flour: 120 grams per cup
- Bread flour: 120 grams per cup
- Cake flour: 120 grams per cup
- Whole wheat flour: 113 grams per cup
- Almond flour: 96 grams per cup
- Self-rising flour: 113 grams per cup
- Rye flour (medium): 106 grams per cup
- Coconut flour: 128 grams per cup
- Oat flour: 92 grams per cup
- Spelt flour: 99 grams per cup
- Semolina flour: 163 grams per cup
- White rice flour: 142 grams per cup
- Buckwheat flour: 120 grams per cup
- Chickpea flour: 85 grams per cup
- Tapioca starch: 113 grams per cup
- Almond meal: 84 grams per cup
- Cornmeal (yellow, degermed): 157 grams per cup
- Polenta (coarse cornmeal): 163 grams per cup
For every ingredient in one place, open the cups to grams converter. The pizza dough calculator works in grams from the start, which suits flour well, and the recipe scaler resizes a whole recipe before you convert it.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup of masa harina?
About 47 grams. A full cup is about 93 grams and 1/4 cup about 23 grams.
How many cups is 100 grams of masa harina?
About 1.08 cups, just under 1 1/8 cups. Divide the grams by 93 to get cups.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of masa harina?
About 5.8 grams in a tablespoon and 1.9 grams in a teaspoon, measured level.
Where does 93 grams per cup of masa harina come from?
From King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart, which gives 1 cup = 3 1/4 oz = 93 g.