½ cup chocolate chips in grams
½ cup of chocolate chips = 85 grams · 3 oz · 8 tbsp
That is half a cup, filled and settled with a tap, not pressed down. A full US cup of chocolate chips weighs 170 g, so ½ cup comes to 85 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 170 g per US cup (236.6 ml), filled and settled rather than packed. Last reviewed .
How ½ cup of chocolate chips works out
One US cup of chocolate chips weighs 170 grams, so multiply by 0.5 to get half a cup: 170 × 0.5 = 85 g. In the other direction, 85 g of chocolate chips divided by 170 brings you back to ½ cup.
If you have no scales, ½ cup is 8 level tablespoons of chocolate chips (24 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 89.8 g.
Tip: Remember the bag math: a 12 oz bag of chocolate chips equals about 2 cups, and a 6 oz bag about 1 cup.
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½ cup of chocolate chips: common questions
How many grams is ½ cup of chocolate chips?
½ cup of chocolate chips weighs about 85 grams (3 oz), based on a full US cup of chocolate chips weighing 170 grams.
How many tablespoons is ½ cup of chocolate chips?
8 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 24 teaspoons.
Is ½ cup the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so ½ cup of chocolate chips is 89.8 grams by the metric cup against 85 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full chocolate chips cups to grams tables.