½ cup steel-cut oats in grams
½ cup of steel-cut oats = 88 grams · 3.1 oz · 8 tbsp
That is half a cup, poured in and levelled off with a knife. A full US cup of steel-cut oats weighs 176 g, so ½ cup comes to 88 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 176 g per US cup (236.6 ml), poured and levelled rather than shaken down. Last reviewed .
How ½ cup of steel-cut oats works out
One US cup of steel-cut oats weighs 176 grams, so multiply by 0.5 to get half a cup: 176 × 0.5 = 88 g. In the other direction, 88 g of steel-cut oats divided by 176 brings you back to ½ cup.
If you have no scales, ½ cup is 8 level tablespoons of steel-cut oats (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 93 g.
Tip: Don't swap steel-cut for rolled oats cup-for-cup — steel-cut are far denser and take much longer to cook. Use about half the volume if substituting by weight.
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½ cup of steel-cut oats: common questions
How many grams is ½ cup of steel-cut oats?
½ cup of steel-cut oats weighs about 88 grams (3.1 oz), based on a full US cup of steel-cut oats weighing 176 grams.
How many tablespoons is ½ cup of steel-cut oats?
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 steel-cut oats is 93 grams by the metric cup against 88 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full steel-cut oats cups to grams tables.