Convert Cornmeal measurements

Cornmeal Measurement Converter

Use the tool below to convert cornmeal from the measurements in your recipe to the measurements that you need.

Cornmeal is dried corn ground to a coarse or medium texture, used for cornbread, polenta, dusting baking trays, and crisp pizza crusts. One metric cup (250 ml) of cornmeal weighs around 170 grams or 6 ounces. The grind size affects how it absorbs liquid, so weighing in grams gives a steadier result than scooping.

Coarse cornmeal packs heavier than fine, so a cup of one may weigh 15 grams more than a cup of the other. Measuring by weight removes that variation and keeps cornbread and polenta consistent.

Also known as

  • polenta
  • maize meal
  • ground corn

Related Cornmeal Ingredients

Corn flour (cornstarch in North America) is a fine white starch extracted from corn, while cornmeal is the whole grain ground coarse or medium. They are not interchangeable: cornmeal adds crunch and corn flavour, corn flour thickens silently. Stick with what the recipe specifies. See our Corn Flour converter.

Need whole or frozen kernels rather than ground meal? The corn kernels converter handles cup and gram weights straight from the bag or can. See our Corn Kernels converter.

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Common Cornmeal Conversions

Here are the most common cornmeal conversions from grams to cups.

GramsCups
50 g0.29 cups
100 g0.59 cups
125 g0.74 cups
150 g0.88 cups
170 g1 cup
175 g1.03 cups
200 g1.18 cups
250 g1.47 cups
300 g1.76 cups
340 g2 cups
400 g2.35 cups
500 g2.94 cups

Cornmeal Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting cornmeal to different measurements.

gramscupounceslbkgcup(US)tbsptsp
100 g0.59 cup3.53 oz0.22 lb0.1 kg0.61 cup (US)9.8 tbsp29.41 tsp
150 g0.88 cup5.29 oz0.33 lb0.15 kg0.92 cup (US)14.71 tbsp44.12 tsp
250 g1.47 cup8.82 oz0.55 lb0.25 kg1.53 cup (US)24.51 tbsp73.53 tsp
500 g2.94 cup17.65 oz1.1 lb0.5 kg3.06 cup (US)49.02 tbsp147.06 tsp
750 g4.41 cup26.47 oz1.65 lb0.75 kg4.6 cup (US)73.53 tbsp220.59 tsp

Frequently Asked Questions

Are cornmeal and polenta the same thing?
Yes. Polenta is another name for cornmeal, so they are the same ingredient and measure identically. A cup of cornmeal weighs 170 grams under either name, and every conversion on this page holds whichever name your recipe uses. Recipes swap the two freely, so you can follow either without changing quantities or weighing any differently.
What is 0.25 cups of cornmeal in tablespoons?
0.25 cups of cornmeal is 4.17 tablespoons. This is the same for any ingredient, since cups and tablespoons are both volume units and do not depend on what you are measuring. One cup is about 16.67 tablespoons, so 0.5 cups is 8.33 tablespoons. Use the volume converter to switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and millilitres for any amount. Open the volume converter
How much does a cup of cornmeal weigh?
1 cup of cornmeal in grams is 170 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups is 340 grams and half a cup is 85 grams. Weighing cornmeal by the cup is the most common way to measure it for baking. See the full cup to grams chart for cornmeal, or use the converter on this page for any other amount. 1 cup cornmeal in grams

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