Dashes of Salt to Cups Conversion

Convert Dashes of Salt to Cups

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

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Result in Cups:

1 dash = 0.002604 c

How to Convert Dashes to Cups

Professional chefs, bakers, and even home cooks will eventually need to know how to convert salt from dashes to cups for any variety of recipes.

To convert a measurement in dashes to a measurement in cups, divide the amount of salt by the following conversion ratio: 384 dashes/cup.

Since one cup of salt is equal to 384 dashes, you can use this simple formula to convert:

cups = dashes ÷ 384

The amount of salt in cups is equal to the amount of salt in dashes divided by 384.

For example, here's how to convert 500 dashes to cups using the formula above.

cups = (500 dashes ÷ 384) = 1.302083 c

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

What Is a Dash?

A dash is a small cooking unit that is usually used to measure seasonings and spices, including salt. One dash is vague measurement that is roughly equal to 1/8 of a teaspoon or 2 pinches.

Learn more about dashes.

What Is a Cup?

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

The cup is a US customary unit of volume. 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.

Dash to Cup Conversion Table

Table showing various dash measurements converted to cups.
Dashes	Cups
1	0.002604 c
2	0.005208 c
3	0.007813 c
4	0.010417 c
5	0.013021 c
6	0.015625 c
7	0.018229 c
8	0.020833 c
9	0.023438 c
10	0.026042 c
20	0.052083 c
30	0.078125 c
40	0.104167 c
50	0.130208 c
60	0.15625 c
70	0.182292 c
80	0.208333 c
90	0.234375 c
100	0.260417 c
200	0.520833 c
300	0.78125 c
400	1.0417 c
500	1.3021 c
600	1.5625 c
700	1.8229 c
800	2.0833 c
900	2.3438 c
1,000	2.6042 c

Table showing various dash measurements converted to cups.

Dashes

Cups

0.002604 c

0.005208 c

0.007813 c

0.010417 c

0.013021 c

0.015625 c

0.018229 c

0.020833 c

0.023438 c

0.026042 c

0.052083 c

0.078125 c

0.104167 c

0.130208 c

0.15625 c

0.182292 c

0.208333 c

0.234375 c

100

0.260417 c

200

0.520833 c

300

0.78125 c

400

1.0417 c

500

1.3021 c

600

1.5625 c

700

1.8229 c

800

2.0833 c

900

2.3438 c

1,000

2.6042 c