Egg noodles
For dry, uncooked, one US cup of egg noodles weighs between 38 and 50.4 grams (1.3 to 1.8 ounces), depending on how the cup is filled and which source measured it. Use 38 grams (1.3 ounces) for medium egg noodles, loosely filled. Every figure behind it is below, with the method each source used.
Cooked, boiled and drained: 160 g (5.6 oz) per cup.
Also called dry egg noodles, medium egg noodles, wide egg noodles, extra wide egg noodles, egg noodle pasta.
Most sites print one number for a cup of egg noodles. This page prints 38 to 50.4 grams, because that is what USDA SR Legacy "Noodles, egg, dry, enriched" (NDB 20109), USDA Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (noodles, egg, medium, enriched, dry) and University of Missouri Extension, Egg Noodle Tips (N686) 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 32.6%. That is more than this site will average over, so all the figures stand and none is chosen. USDA and the USDA Food Buying Guide give 38 g a cup for dry egg noodles; a University of Missouri Extension recipe counts 8 ounces as 4 1/2 cups, 50 g a cup. Loose curls compress, and the 33% spread is beyond the 10% tolerance, so the range is published rather than one figure.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 38–50.4 g | 1.3–1.8 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 28.5–37.8 g | 1–1.3 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 25.3–33.6 g | 0.89–1.2 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 19–25.2 g | 0.67–0.89 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 12.7–16.8 g | 0.45–0.59 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 9.5–12.6 g | 0.34–0.44 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 2.4–3.1 g | 0.08–0.11 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 0.8–1 g | 0.03–0.04 oz |
| Filling the cup | 1 cup | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dry, uncooked | 38 g1.3 oz | USDA SR Legacy "Noodles, egg, dry, enriched" (NDB 20109) |
| Dry, uncooked | 38.2 g1.3 oz | USDA Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (noodles, egg, medium, enriched, dry) |
| Dry, uncooked | 50.4 g1.8 oz | University of Missouri Extension, Egg Noodle Tips (N686) |
Cooked, boiled and drained
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 160 g | 5.6 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 120 g | 4.2 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 106.7 g | 3.8 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 80 g | 2.8 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 53.3 g | 1.9 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 40 g | 1.4 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 10 g | 0.35 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.3 g | 0.12 oz |
Egg noodles ounces to grams and cups
| Weight | Grams | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 0.56–0.75 |
| 4 oz | 113.4 g | 2.25–2.98 |
| 8 oz | 226.8 g | 4.50–5.97 |
| 16 oz (1 lb) | 453.6 g | 9.00–11.94 |
Compared side by side
Dry pasta and noodles compared: cup weights side by side, the source behind each, and why they differ.
Where this number comes from
A cup of dry medium egg noodles weighs about 38 g (1.3 oz), and a cup of cooked egg noodles 160 g (5.6 oz). USDA and the USDA Food Buying Guide agree on 38 g for dry noodles, but a University of Missouri Extension recipe counts 8 ounces as 4 1/2 cups, 50 g a cup, so the dry figure is shown as a range, 38 to 50 g. The cooked figure is firm.
Egg noodles are flat ribbons of wheat flour and egg, dried in loose curls and sold by width: fine, medium, wide and extra wide. They are the noodles of chicken noodle soup, beef stroganoff, tuna casserole and kugel.
USDA SR Legacy "Noodles, egg, dry, enriched" (NDB 20109) gives 1 cup = 38 g. The USDA Food Buying Guide's "Noodles, Egg, Medium, Enriched" counts about 11 7/8 cups to the pound, 38.2 g a cup. University of Missouri Extension's Egg Noodle Tips (N686) gives "8 ounces egg noodles (4 ½ cups dry)", 50.4 g a cup. The spread, 33%, is far past the 10% tolerance. America's Test Kitchen gives egg noodles as "2 ounces (1 cup)" in one soup (57 g a cup) and "4 ounces (2 ⅔ cups) wide egg noodles" in another (43 g); the two disagree by a third, so they are kept without a figure.
Labels show the same looseness. Skinner prints its medium egg noodles at "about 1-1/4 cups (56g)", 45 g a cup, and retailer listings show wide and extra wide noodles at 1 to 1 1/2 cups for the same 56 g, 37 to 56 g a cup. They are kept as sources without a figure.
The physical check: curled ribbons are mostly air. At 38 g a cup is 0.16 g/mL. Dry pasta dough is about 1.4 g/mL (Biernacka and colleagues, 2018, measured raw spaghetti at 1.34 to 1.45), so only about 11% of a loosely filled cup is noodle. That is why a little pressure changes the weight so much: pressing the curls down fills the gaps, and the heavier figures are what a cup holds once the noodles settle or are pushed in. Measure them loosely, poured in and leveled without pressing.
Cooked: USDA's "Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked" (FDC 169732) weighs a cup at 160 g, 68% water, and Health Canada gives cooked egg noodles as 169 g per 250 mL, also 160 g a US cup. Cooked noodles lie flat and soft, so the cooked figure is far more consistent than the dry one and is published.
Practical guidance: use 38 g per cup of dry medium egg noodles, loosely filled; a 12-ounce bag holds about 9 cups and a 1 lb bag about 12. For soup and casseroles, weigh the noodles instead, since 8 ounces (227 g) can measure anywhere from 4 1/2 to 6 cups. Use 160 g per cup of cooked egg noodles.
Sources
Dry, uncooked — no single figure published
USDA and the USDA Food Buying Guide give 38 g a cup for dry egg noodles; a University of Missouri Extension recipe counts 8 ounces as 4 1/2 cups, 50 g a cup. Loose curls compress, and the 33% spread is beyond the 10% tolerance, so the range is published rather than one figure.
- USDA SR Legacy "Noodles, egg, dry, enriched" (NDB 20109)38 g per cup1.3 ozUSDA Standard Release (FDC 169731) gives 1 cup = 38 g (density 0.161 g/mL), as listed by ReciPal; water 9.01 g per 100 g.
- USDA Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (noodles, egg, medium, enriched, dry)38.2 g per cup1.3 ozGrains yield table (foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov, Section 4): "Noodles, Egg, Medium, Enriched", purchase unit pound, "1 lb dry = about 11-7/8 cups dry enriched egg noodles", 38.2 g per cup (density 0.161 g/mL).
- University of Missouri Extension, Egg Noodle Tips (N686)50.4 g per cup1.8 ozStovetop Tuna Casserole: "8 ounces egg noodles (4 ½ cups dry)", 50.4 g per cup (density 0.213 g/mL). Noodle width not stated.
- America's Test Kitchen, Chicken Noodle Soup for Two and Farmhouse Chicken Noodle SoupChicken Noodle Soup for Two: "2 ounces (1 cup) egg noodles" (56.7 g per cup); Farmhouse Chicken Noodle Soup: "4 ounces (2 ⅔ cups) wide egg noodles" (42.5 g per cup). The two disagree by a third and one does not state the width, so they are kept as a source without a figure.
- Skinner Medium Egg Noodles and other labelsSkinner (skinnerpasta.com): "Serving Size about 1-1/4 cups (56g)", 6 servings, 12 oz (45 g per cup). Retailer listings show wide and extra wide noodles from Kroger, Great Value and others at 1 to 1 1/2 cups per 56 g serving (37 to 56 g per cup). Labels give a fixed 2-ounce serving with a rounded cup, so they are kept as sources without a figure.
Cooked, boiled and drained
- USDA SR Legacy "Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked" (FDC 169732)160 g per cup5.6 ozUSDA Standard Release (NDB 20110) gives 1 cup = 160 g (density 0.676 g/mL). Water 67.7 g per 100 g.
- Health Canada, Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods (2008), Table 2159.9 g per cup5.6 oz"Noodles, egg, cooked" 250 mL = 169 g, 159.9 g per US cup (density 0.676 g/mL).
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