Cooking Converter
Convert cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, mL and fl oz to grams and ounces for 62 ingredients — flour is 120 g a cup, sugar 198 g, butter 227 g, honey 336 g.
Cooking Converter: with the default inputs, result is 1 cup of all-purpose flour ≈ 120 g (4.2 oz).
The whole point of the calculator: a cup of each of these weighs something different.
Used in volume → weight mode.
Used in weight → volume mode.
- Weight
- 120 g
- Cups
- 1 cup
- Tablespoons
- 16 tbsp
- Teaspoons
- 48 tsp
- Milliliters
- 236.6 mL
- Fluid ounces
- 8 fl oz
Assumptions
- US customary cup (236.6 mL); spooned-and-levelled dry ingredients.
- Weights are typical values and vary a few percent by brand, humidity and packing.
| Ingredient | 1 cup (g) | ½ cup (g) | ¼ cup (g) | 1 tbsp (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 120 | 60 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Bread flour | 120 | 60 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Cake flour | 120 | 60 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Self-rising flour | 113 | 57 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Whole wheat flour | 113 | 57 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Pastry flour | 106 | 53 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Almond flour | 96 | 48 | 24 | 6 |
| Coconut flour | 128 | 64 | 32 | 8 |
| Rye flour (medium) | 106 | 53 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Spelt flour | 99 | 50 | 25 | 6.2 |
| Semolina flour | 163 | 82 | 41 | 10.2 |
| Cornmeal (whole) | 138 | 69 | 35 | 8.6 |
| Gluten-free all-purpose flour | 156 | 78 | 39 | 9.8 |
| Granulated white sugar | 198 | 99 | 50 | 12.4 |
| Brown sugar, packed | 213 | 107 | 53 | 13.3 |
Weights are for spooned-and-levelled dry ingredients (King Arthur Baking). Scooping flour straight from the bag packs it and can add 20–30%.
| Measure | Equals |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons = ½ fl oz = 14.8 mL |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp = 2 fl oz = 59 mL |
| ⅓ cup | 5⅓ tbsp = 79 mL |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp = 4 fl oz = 118 mL |
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp = 8 fl oz = 237 mL |
| 1 pint | 2 cups = 473 mL |
| 1 quart | 4 cups = 946 mL |
| 1 stick of butter | ½ cup = 8 tbsp = 113 g = 4 oz |
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How this is worked out
The formula
grams = US cups × grams per cup (ingredient-specific) cups = grams ÷ grams per cup 1 US cup = 236.588 mL = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp = 8 fl oz
Open How it’s calculated above to see this worked through with your own numbers.
What you enter
- Convert
- Choose one of 2 options.Volume → weight (cups to grams) · Weight → volume (grams to cups)
- Ingredient
- The whole point of the calculator: a cup of each of these weighs something different.All-purpose flour · Bread flour · Cake flour · Self-rising flour · Whole wheat flour · Pastry flour · Almond flour · Coconut flour · Rye flour (medium) · Spelt flour · Semolina flour · Cornmeal (whole) · Gluten-free all-purpose flour · Granulated white sugar · Brown sugar, packed · Confectioners' sugar · Turbinado (raw) sugar · Demerara sugar · Coconut sugar · Maple sugar · Butter · Vegetable oil · Olive oil · Coconut oil · Vegetable shortening · Lard · Water · Milk (whole) · Buttermilk · Cream (heavy) · Sour cream · Yogurt (plain) · Cream cheese · Honey · Maple syrup · Corn syrup · Molasses · Cocoa powder (unsweetened) · Rolled oats · Steel-cut oats · Rice, long grain, dry · Cornstarch · Breadcrumbs (dried) · Panko breadcrumbs · Chocolate chips · Peanut butter · Raisins (loose) · Coconut (sweetened, shredded) · Walnuts (chopped) · Pecans (whole) · Almonds, whole · Cheese, grated (cheddar etc.) · Parmesan, grated · Applesauce · Pumpkin purée · Banana, mashed · Salt (table) · Salt (Diamond Crystal kosher) · Salt (Morton's kosher) · Baking powder · Baking soda · Yeast (instant)
- Volume
- Used in volume → weight mode.in cup, tbsp, tsp, fl oz, mL, L, pt, qt · 0 or more · defaults to 1
- Weight
- Used in weight → volume mode.in g, kg, oz, lb · 0 or more · defaults to 250
What you get back
- Resultmain answer
- Weight
- Cups
- Tablespoons
- Teaspoons
- Milliliters
- Fluid ounces
What this assumes
- US customary cup (236.6 mL); spooned-and-levelled dry ingredients.
- Weights are typical values and vary a few percent by brand, humidity and packing.
About this calculator
A cup of flour and a cup of sugar take up the same space but weigh very different amounts — about 120 g and 198 g. That's why recipes from Europe, professional bakers and most cookbooks published after 2010 give weights, and why converting a US recipe needs an ingredient-specific density. This converter turns cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces and milliliters into grams and ounces for common ingredients, and back again.
How to use it
Pick the ingredient, choose the direction, and enter the amount. Volume → weight answers "how many grams is ¾ cup of brown sugar" (160 g). Weight → volume answers "I have 250 g of flour — how many cups is that" (about 2.1). The other volume units are always shown, so the same screen tells you that ¾ cup is 12 tablespoons or 177 mL.
Where the numbers come from
Dry-ingredient weights are King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart, which uses the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into the cup, sweep the top flat. Scooping the cup directly into the bag compacts flour and can add 20–30%, which is the single most common reason home-baked bread and cakes come out dense. Liquids are converted by density — water is 1 g/mL, so a cup weighs 236.6 g; honey is 1.42 g/mL.
Why weighing wins
A $15 digital scale removes every cup-packing argument, makes halving or doubling trivial, and means fewer dishes. If a recipe gives only cups, convert once with this tool and write the grams in the margin.
Regional cups and spoons
- US customary cup: 236.6 mL (this converter). US "legal" nutrition-label cup: 240 mL.
- Metric cup (Australia, NZ, Canada, UK modern recipes): 250 mL.
- Tablespoon: 14.8 mL US, 15 mL metric, 20 mL Australia. Teaspoon: 4.9 mL US, 5 mL metric.
The differences are 1–6% — invisible in a stew, noticeable in macarons.
Butter
US butter comes in ¼-lb sticks of 113 g (½ cup, 8 tablespoons), with tablespoon marks on the wrapper. A "cup of butter" is two sticks, 227 g. European butter is sold in 250 g blocks — about 1.1 cups.
Frequently asked questions
▸How many grams are in a cup of flour?
About 120 g for all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled (King Arthur's standard). Scooped and packed it can reach 150 g. Whole-wheat flour is 113 g; cake flour 120 g.
▸How many grams is a cup of sugar?
Granulated sugar is about 198 g per cup (200 g is a common rounding). Packed brown sugar is 213 g; powdered sugar is 113 g.
▸How much is a stick of butter?
113 g, 4 oz, ½ cup or 8 tablespoons. Two sticks make one cup (227 g).
▸How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16 tablespoons, or 48 teaspoons. A quarter cup is 4 tablespoons.
▸Is a fluid ounce the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume (29.6 mL); an ounce is a weight (28.35 g). They match only for water. A cup of flour is 8 fl oz by volume but weighs about 4.2 oz.
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