Food & Drink

How wide is a grape?

A typical grape is about 2 cm (0.79 in) wide.

What is measured: Typical table grape, width

Grape (2 cm) drawn to scale beside a grain of rice (7 mm) and a large coin (2.4 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Grain of rice (7 mm), Grape (2 cm) and Large coin (2.4 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little smaller than a large coin
  • About 2.9× the length of a grain of rice
  • As wide as about 10 raindrops side by side
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a credit card
  • About 7 would fit end to end along a smartphone

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Facts about Grape

Botanically, a grape is a berry, and grapes can be eaten fresh or dried into raisins.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Grape; UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Table Grapes

Food & Drink

NameSizeCompared with Grape
Pea8 mm (0.31 in)0.4×
Chickpea8 mm (0.31 in)0.4×
Coffee bean9 mm (0.35 in)0.45×
Corn kernel1.2 cm (0.47 in)0.6×
Blueberry1.5 cm (0.59 in)0.75×
Sunflower seed1.5 cm (0.59 in)0.75×
Grape2 cm (0.79 in)this page
Cherry2 cm (0.79 in)same size
Raspberry2 cm (0.79 in)same size
Peanut3 cm (1.18 in)1.5×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Grape or Blueberry?

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