Crumbled Goat Cheese
One US cup of crumbled goat cheese weighs between 112 and 140 grams (4 to 4.9 ounces), depending on how the cup is filled and which source measured it. That range is the answer; a single number would not be. Every figure behind it is below, with the method each source used.
Also called goat cheese crumbles, crumbled chèvre, chèvre crumbles, goat cheese crumbled, chevre.
Most sites print one number for a cup of crumbled goat cheese. This page prints 112 to 140 grams, because that is what USDA FNDDS "Cheese, goat" (FDC 2705716, food code 14104700), H-E-B Deli Goat Cheese Crumbles (producer label) and Private Selection Crumbled Goat Cheese (producer label) actually measured, and it names the method behind every figure rather than picking a favourite.
Two or more sources describe the same way of filling the cup and still disagree, by 25.0%. That is more than this site will average over, so all the figures stand and none is chosen. Sources span 112-140 g per cup, a 25% gap, over the 10% tolerance. USDA's FNDDS record gives a crumbled cup at 140 g, using the composition of firmer semisoft goat cheese; the H-E-B and Private Selection labels give 112 g, the 28 g per quarter cup printed on crumbled cheeses. No single figure is published.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 112–140 g | 4–4.9 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 84–105 g | 3–3.7 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 74.7–93.3 g | 2.6–3.3 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 56–70 g | 2–2.5 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 37.3–46.7 g | 1.3–1.6 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 28–35 g | 0.99–1.2 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 7–8.7 g | 0.25–0.31 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.3–2.9 g | 0.08–0.10 oz |
| Filling the cup | 1 cup | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Standard, crumbled, spooned and leveled | 140 g4.9 oz | USDA FNDDS "Cheese, goat" (FDC 2705716, food code 14104700) |
| Standard, crumbled, spooned and leveled | 112 g4 oz | H-E-B Deli Goat Cheese Crumbles (producer label) |
| Standard, crumbled, spooned and leveled | 112 g4 oz | Private Selection Crumbled Goat Cheese (producer label) |
Crumbled Goat Cheese ounces to grams and cups
| Weight | Grams | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 0.20–0.25 |
| 4 oz | 113.4 g | 0.81–1.01 |
| 8 oz | 226.8 g | 1.62–2.02 |
| 16 oz (1 lb) | 453.6 g | 3.24–4.05 |
Compared side by side
Shredded, grated and crumbled cheese compared: cup weights side by side, the source behind each, and why they differ.
Why this page publishes a range
Crumbled goat cheese weighs 112 to 140 g per US cup (4 to 4.9 oz). USDA's survey database gives a crumbled cup at 140 g; the H-E-B and Private Selection tubs label a quarter cup at 28 g, which is 112 g per cup. The 25% gap is over the 10% tolerance, so this entry publishes the range.
The crumbles sold in tubs are fresh goat cheese, chèvre: soft, white, tangy and young, made from goat's milk and sold within weeks. USDA's record for soft goat cheese (FDC 173435) puts it at 61% water and 21% fat, wetter than feta at 55% water and much wetter than the semi-hard shredding cheeses at 37-41%. Aged goat cheeses are firmer and drier: USDA's semisoft goat cheese is 45.5% water.
USDA FNDDS "Cheese, goat" (FDC 2705716) lists 1 cup crumbled at 140 g. That record's composition, 45.5% water and 30% fat, matches USDA's semisoft goat cheese, not the soft chèvre in a crumble tub, so the 140 g describes a firmer cheese than most people are measuring. The tubs say 28 g per quarter cup: H-E-B and Kroger's Private Selection both print it, and Publix, Montchevre and others use the same one-ounce serving. Every crumbled and shredded cheese label prints that figure whatever is inside, so it is the serving convention rather than a measurement.
Fill pressure explains most of the gap. Solid goat cheese is about as dense as water. Fresh chèvre crumbles are soft and slightly sticky: a loose spoonful leaves them stacked with gaps, about 45% cheese and 55% air at the labels' 112 g, while pressing them into the cup squeezes the gaps out and pushes the cup toward USDA's 140 g, about 57% cheese. Feta (112-150 g) and blue cheese (112-135 g) show the same pattern on this site, with the labels at the loose end and USDA at the packed end.
King Arthur's chart has no row for goat cheese.
Practical guidance: a 4-oz tub holds 113 g, about 1 cup spooned in loosely. For a salad, sprinkle by eye; for a tart, galette or stuffed chicken where the cheese is part of the structure, weigh it, using 112-115 g for a loosely filled cup and up to 140 g for a firmly pressed one. Crumbling a log at home gives wetter, stickier crumbles that clump and pack toward the high end, so a cup from a log usually weighs more than a cup from a tub. Chilling the log first makes cleaner crumbles that stay loose.
The shredded cheese comparison page shows goat cheese beside feta, blue cheese, Cotija and the shredded cheeses.
Sources
Standard, crumbled, spooned and leveled — no single figure published
Sources span 112-140 g per cup, a 25% gap, over the 10% tolerance. USDA's FNDDS record gives a crumbled cup at 140 g, using the composition of firmer semisoft goat cheese; the H-E-B and Private Selection labels give 112 g, the 28 g per quarter cup printed on crumbled cheeses. No single figure is published.
- USDA FNDDS "Cheese, goat" (FDC 2705716, food code 14104700)140 g per cup4.9 ozUSDA's survey database publishes 1 cup, crumbled = 140 g (density 0.592 g/mL). Its composition, water 45.5 g, fat 29.8 g, protein 21.6 g per 100 g, is that of semisoft goat cheese.
- H-E-B Deli Goat Cheese Crumbles (producer label)112 g per cup4 ozRetail nutrition label: 1/4 cup (28 g), about 4 servings per 4-oz cup, extrapolating to 112 g per cup (density 0.473 g/mL).
- Private Selection Crumbled Goat Cheese (producer label)112 g per cup4 ozRetail nutrition label (Ralphs): 1 oz (28 g/1/4 cup), 4 servings per 4-oz pack, extrapolating to 112 g per cup.
- USDA SR Legacy "Cheese, goat, soft type" (FDC 173435)Weight portion only (1 oz = 28.35 g), no cup figure. Water 60.8 g, fat 21.1 g, protein 18.5 g per 100 g: the composition of fresh, soft chèvre, the cheese sold as crumbles.
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