how many grams in a cup of almond paste?

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things people ask

• Why does a cup of almond paste weigh so much more than a cup of almond flour?
  Almond flour is loose, dry, and full of trapped air, so a cup runs around 96 g. Almond paste is ground almonds bound with sugar and a little syrup or egg white, kneaded into a dense putty. Compress that into a cup and you get roughly 259 g — close to three times the weight — because there is essentially no air left in the matrix.
• How do I pack a cup of almond paste without it sticking to everything?
  Lightly oil or spray the inside of the dry measuring cup, then press chunks of paste in with the back of an oiled spoon, working from the bottom up to push out air. Level with a bench scraper. For sticky recipes like frangipane or stollen filling, weighing 259 g directly into the mixer bowl skips the cup entirely and saves cleanup.
• My recipe calls for one 7-ounce tube — how does that compare to a cup?
  A 7-ounce tube is about 198 g, so roughly three-quarters of a packed cup (259 g). An 8-ounce can lands near 227 g, still under a full cup. If a recipe specifies one cup of almond paste, do not assume a single tube covers it — you will be about 30 to 60 g short, which matters in macarons, financiers, and bear claws.

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