Kitchen conversions · Fruit and vegetables
How many grams in a cup of lemon zest?
One cup of lemon zest (grated peel) weighs about 96 g; a tablespoon 6 g and a teaspoon 2 g. The weight is for grated peel lemon zest; measured another way it weighs a different amount.
Convert lemon zest
Cups, spoons or milliliters to grams, or grams and ounces back to cups.
1 cup lemon zest (grated peel) ≈ 96 g
| Grams | 96 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces (weight) | 3.39 oz |
| Cups | 1 |
| Tablespoons | 16 |
| Teaspoons | 48 |
| Milliliters | 237 ml |
1 cup of lemon zest (grated peel) weighs 96 g; 1 tbsp 6 g; 1 tsp 2 g.
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 12 g | 0.42 oz |
| ¼ cup | 24 g | 0.85 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 32 g | 1.13 oz |
| ½ cup | 48 g | 1.69 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 64 g | 2.26 oz |
| ¾ cup | 72 g | 2.54 oz |
| 1 cup | 96 g | 3.39 oz |
| 1 ½ cups | 144 g | 5.08 oz |
| 2 cups | 192 g | 6.77 oz |
| 3 cups | 288 g | 10.2 oz |
| 4 cups | 384 g | 13.5 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 6 g | 0.21 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 2 g | 0.07 oz |
| Grams | US measure | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 2 g | 1 tsp | 0.3 |
| 5 g | 2 ½ tsp | 0.8 |
| 10 g | 1 ⅔ tbsp | 1.7 |
| 25 g | ¼ cup | 4.2 |
| 50 g | ½ cup | 8.3 |
| 100 g | 1 cup | 16.7 |
| 125 g | 1 ⅓ cups | 20.8 |
| 150 g | 1 ½ cups | 25 |
| 200 g | 2 ⅛ cups | 33.3 |
| 250 g | 2 ⅝ cups | 41.7 |
| 300 g | 3 ⅛ cups | 50 |
| 400 g | 4 ⅛ cups | 66.7 |
How to measure lemon zest
- Measure after chopping, slicing or mashing, as the weight here is for that form.
- Fill the cup loosely; pressing down adds weight.
- For the same result every time, weigh it: put the bowl on the scale, press tare, then add lemon zest to the weight above.
Where the number comes from
USDA FoodData Central (public domain): Lemon peel, raw (FDC 167749), from the food's own measured cup, tablespoon or teaspoon weight. A US cup is 236.6 ml.
Recipes with lemon zest (27)
- Classic Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust
- Easy Summer Berry Galette
- Lemon Blueberry Muffins with Sugar Tops
- Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Pound Cake
- Lemon Cut-Out Sugar Cookies with Lemon Glaze
- New York-Style Cheesecake
- Air Fryer Chicken Breasts
- Avocado BLT with Lemon Pepper Mayo
- Baked Cod with Lemon Herb Crumbs
- Crispy Parmesan Lemon Roasted Broccoli
- Garlic Herb Roast Turkey Breast
- Garlic Rosemary Lamb Chops
- Glazed Blueberry Lemon Scones
- Greek-Style Lemon Oregano Roasted Potatoes
- Grilled Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki
- Grilled Garlic Lemon Shrimp Skewers
- Herb Butter Roast Chicken
- Herb-Butter Roast Turkey
- Lemon Almond Green Beans
- Lemon Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
- Lemon Butter Baked Salmon
- Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
- Lemon Herb Rice Pilaf with Orzo
- Lemon-Herb Roast Leg of Lamb
And 3 more.
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