½ cup tahini in grams
½ cup of tahini = 120 grams · 4.23 oz · 8 tbsp
That is half a cup, spooned in and pressed level, after stirring the jar back together. A full US cup of tahini weighs 240 g, so ½ cup comes to 120 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 240 g per US cup (236.6 ml), stirred, then spooned and levelled. Last reviewed .
How ½ cup of tahini works out
One US cup of tahini weighs 240 grams, so multiply by 0.5 to get half a cup: 240 × 0.5 = 120 g. In the other direction, 120 g of tahini divided by 240 brings you back to ½ cup.
If you have no scales, ½ cup is 8 level tablespoons of tahini (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 127 g.
Tip: Stir tahini thoroughly to reincorporate the separated oil before measuring — the paste at the bottom of an unstirred jar is far thicker and drier.
Other tahini amounts
½ cup of tahini: common questions
How many grams is ½ cup of tahini?
½ cup of tahini weighs about 120 grams (4.23 oz), based on a full US cup of tahini weighing 240 grams.
How many tablespoons is ½ cup of tahini?
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 tahini is 127 grams by the metric cup against 120 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full tahini cups to grams tables.