50 g of table salt in cups
50 g ≈ 0.18 cups
That is also 2.93 tablespoons, at 273 g per US cup.
How to measure it
2 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons
0.18 cups is a number, not an instruction — there is no 0.18 cup in the drawer. The line above is the same quantity in the sizes you actually own, and following it lands within a teaspoon of 50 g.
Spoon the table salt into the cup and level it off. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down; on flour that alone is worth about 20%, which is more than the difference this page is measuring.
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Why this number moves
Crucially, kosher salt is far lighter — Diamond Crystal is about 145 g per cup. Substituting by volume between salts is a common way to ruin a dish.
This page uses 273 g per US cup. If your recipe came with its own figure, use theirs — internal consistency matters more than which table is right.
Other weights of table salt
- 25 g in cups
- 75 g in cups
- 100 g in cups
- 125 g in cups
- 150 g in cups
- 200 g in cups
- 250 g in cups
- 300 g in cups
- 350 g in cups
- 400 g in cups
- 500 g in cups
- 750 g in cups
- 1000 g in cups
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 50 g of table salt?
0.18 cups, which in measuring cups and spoons is 2 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. One US cup of table salt weighs about 273 g.
How do I measure 50 g of table salt without scales?
2 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. Spoon it in and level the top rather than scooping — scooping compacts table salt and can add a fifth to the weight.
Is this the same in the UK?
The gram figure is, the cup is not. A US cup is 236.6 ml and the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is 250 ml, so a European cup of table salt weighs about 288 g. These pages use the US cup.