Cups of Salt to Pinches Conversion

Convert Cups of Salt to Pinches

Enter the amount of salt in cups below to get the value converted to pinches.

Results in Pinches:

1 c = 768 pinches

How to Convert Cups to Pinches

To convert a measurement in cups to a measurement in pinches, multiply the amount of salt by the following conversion ratio: 768 pinches/cup.

Since one cup of salt is equal to 768 pinches, you can use this simple formula to convert:

pinches = cups × 768

The amount of salt in pinches is equal to the amount of salt in cups multiplied by 768.

For example, here's how to convert 5 cups to pinches using the formula above.

pinches = (5 c × 768) = 3,840 pinches

How Many Pinches Are in a Cup of Salt?

There are 768 pinches in a cup of salt, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 c = 768 pinches

Cups and pinches are both units used to measure the amount of salt. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Cup?

A cup of salt is equal to 16 tablespoons of salt.

Cups can be abbreviated as c, and are also sometimes abbreviated as C. For example, 1 cup can be written as 1 c or 1 C.

Learn more about cups.

What Is a Pinch?

A pinch is a small unit used in cooking, typically used to measure salt and other spices when seasoning. One pinch is equal to the amount of seasoning that can be taken between your thumb and finger, or 1/2 of a dash. The pinch is a rough measurement, but is commonly considered to be equal to 1/16 of a teaspoon.

Learn more about pinches.

Cup to Pinch Conversion Table

Table showing various cup measurements converted to pinches.
Cups	Pinches
1 c	768
2 c	1,536
3 c	2,304
4 c	3,072
5 c	3,840
6 c	4,608
7 c	5,376
8 c	6,144
9 c	6,912
10 c	7,680
11 c	8,448
12 c	9,216
13 c	9,984
14 c	10,752
15 c	11,520
16 c	12,288
17 c	13,056
18 c	13,824
19 c	14,592
20 c	15,360
21 c	16,128
22 c	16,896
23 c	17,664
24 c	18,432
25 c	19,200
26 c	19,968
27 c	20,736
28 c	21,504
29 c	22,272
30 c	23,040
31 c	23,808
32 c	24,576
33 c	25,344
34 c	26,112
35 c	26,880
36 c	27,648
37 c	28,416
38 c	29,184
39 c	29,952
40 c	30,720

Table showing various cup measurements converted to pinches.

Cups

Pinches

1 c

768

2 c

1,536

3 c

2,304

4 c

3,072

5 c

3,840

6 c

4,608

7 c

5,376

8 c

6,144

9 c

6,912

10 c

7,680

11 c

8,448

12 c

9,216

13 c

9,984

14 c

10,752

15 c

11,520

16 c

12,288

17 c

13,056

18 c

13,824

19 c

14,592

20 c

15,360

21 c

16,128

22 c

16,896

23 c

17,664

24 c

18,432

25 c

19,200

26 c

19,968

27 c

20,736

28 c

21,504

29 c

22,272

30 c

23,040

31 c

23,808

32 c

24,576

33 c

25,344

34 c

26,112

35 c

26,880

36 c

27,648

37 c

28,416

38 c

29,184

39 c

29,952

40 c

30,720