¼ cup soy sauce in grams
¼ cup of soy sauce = 63.8 grams · 2.25 oz · 4 tbsp
That is a quarter cup, levelled rather than heaped. A full US cup of soy sauce weighs 255 g, so ¼ cup comes to 63.8 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 255 g per US cup (236.6 ml), spooned and levelled rather than scooped. Last reviewed .
How ¼ cup of soy sauce works out
One US cup of soy sauce weighs 255 grams, so multiply by 0.25 to get a quarter cup: 255 × 0.25 = 63.8 g. In the other direction, 63.8 g of soy sauce divided by 255 brings you back to ¼ cup.
If you have no scales, ¼ cup is 4 level tablespoons of soy sauce (12 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 67.4 g.
Tip: Dark soy sauce is thicker and used mainly for colour; light soy sauce does the seasoning. Don't swap one for the other by volume without tasting.
Other soy sauce amounts
¼ cup of soy sauce: common questions
How many grams is ¼ cup of soy sauce?
¼ cup of soy sauce weighs about 63.8 grams (2.25 oz), based on a full US cup of soy sauce weighing 255 grams.
How many tablespoons is ¼ cup of soy sauce?
4 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 12 teaspoons.
Is ¼ cup the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so ¼ cup of soy sauce is 67.4 grams by the metric cup against 63.8 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full soy sauce cups to grams tables.