500 g of shredded cheese in cups
500 g ≈ 4.42 cups
That is also 70.8 tablespoons, at 113 g per US cup.
How to measure it
4⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ teaspoons
4.42 cups is a number, not an instruction — there is no 4.42 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 500 g.
Spoon the shredded cheese 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
Extremely variable — coarse shreds trap far more air than fine ones. This is a case where weight really is better.
This page uses 113 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 shredded cheese
- 25 g in cups
- 50 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
- 750 g in cups
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 500 g of shredded cheese?
4.42 cups, which in measuring cups and spoons is 4⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ teaspoons. One US cup of shredded cheese weighs about 113 g.
How do I measure 500 g of shredded cheese without scales?
4⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ teaspoons. Spoon it in and level the top rather than scooping — scooping compacts shredded cheese 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 shredded cheese weighs about 119 g. These pages use the US cup.