how many grams in a cup of garlic?

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• When would a home recipe ever call for a full cup of garlic?
  Garlic confit, garlic-forward pasta sauces made in bulk, and Korean or Chinese pastes like chunjang and chili crisp routinely use a cup or more. A whole head yields roughly 40-50 g of peeled cloves, so a 149 g cup is about three medium heads — useful as a sanity check when you're staring at a pile of pre-peeled cloves from the supermarket bag.
• Does mincing versus chopping change the cup weight?
  Yes, slightly. Finely minced garlic packs tighter and a level cup can run 155-165 g, while rough-chopped cloves leave more air gaps and come in closer to 140 g. The 149 g figure assumes spoon-and-level chopped cloves. For paste or microplaned garlic, weigh instead — the volume collapses dramatically.
• How many heads of garlic does it take to fill a cup?
  Plan on three medium heads, or two large ones. Heads vary widely — a small head might give you 25-30 g of peeled cloves, a large hardneck head closer to 60 g. Pre-peeled cloves sold in jars or vacuum bags are the easier route at this scale; one 8 oz (227 g) bag fills about a cup and a half once chopped.

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