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Shredded Cheddar Cheese Cups to Grams

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1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese weighs 113 g (3.99 oz). 1 tablespoon is 7.1 g and 1 teaspoon is 2.4 g.

1 cup: 113g; 3.99 oz
1 tablespoon: 7.1g
1 teaspoon: 2.4g
100 g: 0.88cups; of a US cup

Shredded cheddar is listed shredded, diced and melted, three very different weights for the same cheese. The shredded cup is the one most recipes mean, and it is lighter than diced cheese because shreds leave more air.

Convert any amount of shredded cheddar cheese

Starts at 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese in grams (113 g); change the units to go from grams back to cups.

Amount of shredded cheddar cheeseFromTo

1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese is 113 grams

Cups: 1
Tablespoons: 16
Teaspoons: 48
Grams: 113
Ounces: 3.99

Shredded Cheddar Cheese: cups to grams and ounces

Cups of shredded cheddar cheese in grams and ounces
Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	28.3	1
1/3 cup	37.7	1.33
1/2 cup	56.5	1.99
2/3 cup	75.3	2.66
3/4 cup	84.8	2.99
1 cup	113	3.99
1 1/2 cups	169.5	5.98
2 cups	226	7.97
3 cups	339	11.96
4 cups	452	15.94

Tablespoons and teaspoons of shredded cheddar cheese in grams and ounces
Spoons	Grams	Ounces
1/2 tablespoon	3.5	0.12
1 tablespoon	7.1	0.25
2 tablespoons	14.1	0.5
3 tablespoons	21.2	0.75
4 tablespoons	28.3	1
6 tablespoons	42.4	1.49
8 tablespoons	56.5	1.99
1/4 teaspoon	0.59	0.02
1/2 teaspoon	1.2	0.04
3/4 teaspoon	1.8	0.06
1 teaspoon	2.4	0.08
2 teaspoons	4.7	0.17
3 teaspoons	7.1	0.25

Shredded Cheddar Cheese: grams and ounces to cups

For a recipe written in grams or ounces, here is how much of a US cup each weight of shredded cheddar cheese fills.

Grams of shredded cheddar cheese in cups, tablespoons and ounces
Grams	Cups	Tablespoons	Ounces
25 g	0.22	3.54	0.88
50 g	0.44	7.08	1.76
100 g	0.88	14.16	3.53
125 g	1.11	17.7	4.41
150 g	1.33	21.24	5.29
200 g	1.77	28.32	7.05
250 g	2.21	35.4	8.82
300 g	2.65	42.47	10.58
400 g	3.54	56.63	14.11
500 g	4.42	70.79	17.64

Ounces of shredded cheddar cheese in grams, cups and tablespoons
Ounces (weight)	Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
1 oz	28.3	0.25	4.01
2 oz	56.7	0.5	8.03
3 oz	85	0.75	12.04
4 oz	113.4	1	16.06
6 oz	170.1	1.51	24.08
8 oz	226.8	2.01	32.11
12 oz	340.2	3.01	48.17
16 oz	453.6	4.01	64.22

What a cup of shredded cheddar cheese weighs, and why it can differ

USDA’s weight for “1 cup, shredded” is 113 g. Next to a cup of water, which holds about 236.6 g, that is 48% of the weight of a cup of water, so a lot of the cup is air. The same cup works out at 0.48 g per millilitre.

Depending on how it is prepared, a cup of shredded cheddar cheese ranges from 113 g (shredded) to 244 g (melted) in USDA’s own entry: 131 g apart, and the heavier cup holds 2.16 times the lighter.

For a recipe that asks for 2 cups, that is a difference of 262 g between the lightest and the heaviest way to fill them, which is why the safest route is to weigh shredded cheddar cheese instead.

Other USDA cup measures for shredded cheddar cheese
USDA measure	Grams	Ounces
1 cup, shredded (used on this page)	113	3.99
1 cup, diced	132	4.66
1 cup, melted	244	8.61

USDA lists no tablespoon or teaspoon measure for this entry, so that weight is the cup weight divided by the US ratio (16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons to the cup).

Counting calories instead of cups? See calories and macros in cheddar Cheese, per 100 g and per portion.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese?

USDA measures 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (its portion is listed as “1 cup, shredded”) at 113 g, which is 3.99 oz.

How many cups is 500 g of shredded cheddar cheese?

500 g of shredded cheddar cheese is 4.42 cups, using 113 g per cup of shredded cheddar cheese. A 1 kg bag of shredded cheddar cheese would fill 8.85 cups, and a 1 lb pack of shredded cheddar cheese would fill 4.01.

How much does a part of a cup of shredded cheddar cheese weigh?

Half a cup of shredded cheddar cheese is 56.5 g, a third of a cup of shredded cheddar cheese is 37.7 g and a quarter cup of shredded cheddar cheese is 28.3 g. For small amounts, 1 tablespoon of shredded cheddar cheese is 7.1 g (0.25 oz) and 2 tablespoons of shredded cheddar cheese are 14.1 g.

If my recipe uses 250 ml metric cups, how much shredded cheddar cheese is that?

A 250 ml cup is about 5.7% larger than a US cup, so a metric cup of shredded cheddar cheese comes to about 119.4 g, going by USDA’s 113 g for a US cup of shredded cheddar cheese. The weights on this page are for the US cup of about 237 ml.

Why does a cup of shredded cheddar cheese weigh different amounts?

Depending on how it is prepared, a cup of shredded cheddar cheese ranges from 113 g (shredded) to 244 g (melted) in USDA’s own entry: 131 g apart, and the heavier cup holds 2.16 times the lighter. Scooping, packing and preparing it change the weight, and the figure used on this page is the “1 cup, shredded” measure.

What weighs about the same as a cup of shredded cheddar cheese?

Among these converters, shredded mozzarella cheese (112 g per cup) and chopped pecans (109 g per cup) come closest to 113 g. Same volume, different ingredient: the weights are close, but the foods are not interchangeable.

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Weights are USDA averages for the entry named below. Packing, sifting, brand and moisture change the weight of a real cup, so treat them as a good starting point, not a lab measurement.

USDA describes this entry as “Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 173414, retrieved October 22, 2026. How we calculate.