black beans conversion chart
| Food / method | Grams / US cup | Source portion |
|---|---|---|
| Beans, black, mature seeds, raw · cup | 194g | 1 cup = 194g (source cup 236.6mL) |
Black beans: dry and cooked cup weights
1 US customary cup of black beans weighs approximately 194 grams.
US cup: 236.588 mL. The food form and measuring method affect its weight.
Default food reference: Beans, black, mature seeds, raw
This value is for raw, dry black beans. It does not apply to cooked beans; USDA record 173735 lists 172g per cup of cooked, boiled black beans without salt.
View the USDA food recordDry and cooked beans require different references. USDA lists 194g for a cup of raw, dry black beans and 172g for cooked, boiled black beans without salt. Choose the preparation before converting.
Cooking changes the food
A cooked-cup measurement cannot tell you how much dry beans produced that cup. Water uptake, cooking and draining affect yield. Convert the state actually used in the recipe rather than applying a fixed raw-to-cooked ratio.
Common questions
How many grams is a cup of cooked black beans?
The selected USDA boiled, unsalted reference lists 172g per US cup. The dry-bean reference is 194g per cup and describes a different state.
Reference review: 12 October 2026. How we verify measurements. Report a measurement issue.