Dried parsley
One US cup of dried parsley weighs between 19.6 and 25.6 grams (0.69 to 0.90 ounces), depending on how the cup is filled and which source measured it. Use 24 grams (0.85 ounces) as USDA and McCormick weigh a teaspoon. Every figure behind it is below, with the method each source used.
Also called parsley flakes, dried parsley flakes, dehydrated parsley, parsley, dried.
Most sites print one number for a cup of dried parsley. This page prints 19.6 to 25.6 grams, because that is what USDA SR Legacy "Spices, parsley, dried" (FDC 170930), McCormick Parsley Flakes (producer label) and Chef's Resources dry spice conversion table 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 30.8%. That is more than this site will average over, so all the figures stand and none is chosen. USDA's tablespoon gives 25.6 g a cup and its teaspoon, like McCormick's label, 24 g; Chef's Resources gives 0.69 oz, 19.6 g. The 31% spread is past the 10% allowed for spices, so the range is published, with the half-gram teaspoon USDA and McCormick share as the working figure.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 19.6–25.6 g | 0.69–0.90 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 14.7–19.2 g | 0.52–0.68 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 13–17.1 g | 0.46–0.60 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 9.8–12.8 g | 0.35–0.45 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 6.5–8.5 g | 0.23–0.30 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 4.9–6.4 g | 0.17–0.23 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 1.2–1.6 g | 0.04–0.06 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.4–0.5 g | 0.01–0.02 oz |
| Filling the cup | 1 cup | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Flakes, spooned and leveled | 25.6 g0.90 oz | USDA SR Legacy "Spices, parsley, dried" (FDC 170930) |
| Flakes, spooned and leveled | 24 g0.85 oz | McCormick Parsley Flakes (producer label) |
| Flakes, spooned and leveled | 19.6 g0.69 oz | Chef's Resources dry spice conversion table |
Dried parsley ounces to grams and cups
| Weight | Grams | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 1.11–1.45 |
| 4 oz | 113.4 g | 4.43–5.80 |
| 8 oz | 226.8 g | 8.86–11.59 |
| 16 oz (1 lb) | 453.6 g | 17.72–23.18 |
Compared side by side
Dried herbs compared: cup weights side by side, the source behind each, and why they differ.
Why this page publishes a range
A teaspoon of dried parsley flakes weighs about half a gram, and a cup between 20 and 26 g (0.7 to 0.9 oz). USDA and McCormick both weigh a teaspoon at 0.5 g; a foodservice table puts a cup about a fifth lighter. It is the lightest herb on this site by volume.
Dried parsley is curly or flat-leaf parsley dried into bright green flakes, sold as "parsley flakes". It adds colour more than flavour, and goes on potatoes, pasta, soups, garlic bread, stuffing and meatballs, and into ranch and Italian seasoning blends.
USDA's record for dried parsley gives a teaspoon at 0.5 g and a tablespoon at 1.6 g. The tablespoon works out to 25.6 g a cup, the teaspoon to 24.0 g. McCormick's Parsley Flakes, as entered from the box, print the same half-gram teaspoon. Chef's Resources gives parsley flakes at 0.69 oz per cup, 19.6 g. The 31% spread is past the 10% this site allows for spices, so the page publishes the range with the half-gram teaspoon as the working figure.
Small numbers make the spread look large. Between 0.41 and 0.53 g a teaspoon is a tenth of a gram, the difference between a level and a slightly loose spoonful of something this light. Labels round to a tenth of a gram, so "0.5 g" covers 0.45 to 0.55 g.
King Arthur Baking's chart has no parsley row.
The physical check: parsley flakes are dried pieces of thin leaf, light and springy, and they hold their shape in a spoon instead of packing down, so a teaspoon of them is almost all air. Thicker herbs such as thyme and oregano weigh about twice as much per spoonful, and ground spices four to five times as much. Pressing the flakes into a measure crushes them and adds weight, so the figures here are for flakes spooned in loosely and levelled.
Practical guidance: use 0.5 g per teaspoon of dried parsley, 1.5 g per tablespoon and about 24 g per cup. A 0.25 oz jar, about 7 g, holds a little over a quarter cup; a large 1.25 oz shaker, about a cup and a half. When dried parsley stands in for fresh, use about a third as much by volume for flavour. For blends weighed in grams, weigh it on a scale that reads tenths of a gram, or measure by volume: at half a gram a teaspoon, most kitchen scales can't see it.
Sources
Flakes, spooned and leveled — no single figure published
USDA's tablespoon gives 25.6 g a cup and its teaspoon, like McCormick's label, 24 g; Chef's Resources gives 0.69 oz, 19.6 g. The 31% spread is past the 10% allowed for spices, so the range is published, with the half-gram teaspoon USDA and McCormick share as the working figure.
- USDA SR Legacy "Spices, parsley, dried" (FDC 170930)25.6 g per cup0.90 ozPortions "1 tsp (0.5g)" and "1 tbsp (1.6g)" (Triage Method; Foodstruct and MyFoodData give the same teaspoon). The tablespoon is 25.6 g per US cup (density 0.1082 g/mL); the teaspoon, 24.0 g.
- McCormick Parsley Flakes (producer label)24 g per cup0.85 ozAs entered on ReciPal from the box: "1 teaspoon (0.5g)". 24.0 g per cup (density 0.1014 g/mL).
- Chef's Resources dry spice conversion table19.6 g per cup0.69 ozchefs-resources.com, Dry_Spice_Conversions_v2.pdf (columns "Oz per Cup", "Tbl per Oz", "Tsp per Oz"): "Parsley Flakes .69 23.33 70": 0.69 oz per cup, 19.6 g per cup (0.41 g per teaspoon).
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