Grams to cups
cups = grams ÷ (grams per cup for that ingredient)
Grams to cups needs the ingredient for the same reason cups to grams does: you are converting a mass into a volume, and how much room a given weight takes up depends entirely on what it is. 100 g of flour is most of a cup; 100 g of honey is less than a third of one. The table gives every ingredient, and the converter handles weights that are not listed.
Dry ingredients assume the spoon-and-level method: the ingredient spooned into the measure and swept flat, not scooped and packed. Scooping flour from the bag can add a fifth to the weight.
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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
- 250 g
- Cups
- 2.083 cup
- Tablespoons
- 33.33 tbsp
- Teaspoons
- 100 tsp
- Milliliters
- 492.9 mL
- Fluid ounces
- 16.67 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 |
Grams per cup, by ingredient
| Ingredient | 1 cup weighs |
|---|---|
| Molasses | 340 g |
| Honey | 336 g |
| Maple syrup | 312 g |
| Corn syrup | 312 g |
| Salt (table) | 288 g |
| Baking soda | 288 g |
| Peanut butter | 270 g |
| Salt (Morton's kosher) | 256 g |
| Applesauce | 255 g |
| Buttermilk | 245 g |
| Yogurt (plain) | 245 g |
| Milk (whole) | 244 g |
| Cream (heavy) | 238 g |
| Water | 237 g |
| Cream cheese | 232 g |
| Sour cream | 230 g |
| Pumpkin purée | 227 g |
| Banana, mashed | 227 g |
| Butter | 227 g |
| Coconut oil | 226 g |
| Lard | 226 g |
| Demerara sugar | 220 g |
| Brown sugar, packed | 213 g |
| Olive oil | 200 g |
| Granulated white sugar | 198 g |
| Rice, long grain, dry | 198 g |
| Vegetable oil | 198 g |
| Baking powder | 192 g |
| Vegetable shortening | 184 g |
| Turbinado (raw) sugar | 180 g |
| Chocolate chips | 170 g |
| Semolina flour | 163 g |
| Gluten-free all-purpose flour | 156 g |
| Maple sugar | 156 g |
| Coconut sugar | 154 g |
| Raisins (loose) | 149 g |
| Yeast (instant) | 144 g |
| Almonds, whole | 142 g |
| Steel-cut oats | 140 g |
| Cornmeal (whole) | 138 g |
| Coconut flour | 128 g |
| Salt (Diamond Crystal kosher) | 128 g |
| All-purpose flour | 120 g |
| Bread flour | 120 g |
| Cake flour | 120 g |
| Confectioners' sugar | 113 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 113 g |
| Self-rising flour | 113 g |
| Walnuts (chopped) | 113 g |
| Cheese, grated (cheddar etc.) | 113 g |
| Cornstarch | 112 g |
| Breadcrumbs (dried) | 112 g |
| Pastry flour | 106 g |
| Rye flour (medium) | 106 g |
| Pecans (whole) | 105 g |
| Parmesan, grated | 100 g |
| Spelt flour | 99 g |
| Almond flour | 96 g |
| Rolled oats | 89 g |
| Coconut (sweetened, shredded) | 85 g |
| Cocoa powder (unsweetened) | 84 g |
| Panko breadcrumbs | 50 g |
Weights from King Arthur Baking — Ingredient Weight Chart.
Questions
- How many cups is 100 g?
- Of flour, 0.83 cups. Of granulated sugar, about half a cup. Of honey, less than a third. There is no single answer, because you are converting a weight into a volume and the ingredient decides how much room it takes.
- How many cups is 500 g of flour?
- About 4.2 cups — 500 ÷ 120. Most bread recipes that call for 500 g of flour are written that way precisely to avoid the cup measurement.
- Why does every recipe site give a different number?
- Because a cup of flour is not a fixed amount. Spooned and levelled it is around 120 g; scooped from the bag, 140 g or more. Sites differ by which they assume. Weighing removes the question.
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100 g of flour = 0.83 cups, of sugar 0.51, of honey 0.30. Source: https://www.calculateitnow.dev/grams-to-cups