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Cups to grams: flour, sugar, butter and 30 more ingredients

How many grams in a cup? A cup of flour, sugar or butter weighs very different amounts – see grams for 1, ¾, ½, ⅓ and ¼ cup, a tablespoon and a teaspoon of 32 ingredients.

Quick answer

1 US cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 120 g, 1 cup of sugar about 198 g and 1 cup of butter 227 g.

American recipes measure by volume, most of the world by weight – and a cup is not a fixed number of grams. Flour is light and airy, sugar is dense, honey is heavier still, so the same cup gives very different weights.

This chart uses the US cup (236.6 ml), the standard in American recipes, with spooned-and-levelled flour. A tablespoon is 1/16 cup and a teaspoon is 1/48 cup.

Grams per cup and spoon (US measures)

Ingredient 1 cup ¾ cup ½ cup ⅓ cup ¼ cup 1 tbsp 1 tsp
All-purpose flour 120 90 60 40 30 7.5 2.5
Bread flour 120 90 60 40 30 7.5 2.5
Whole wheat flour 113 85 57 38 28 7.1 2.4
Cake flour 114 86 57 38 29 7.1 2.4
Almond flour 96 72 48 32 24 6 2
Cornstarch 112 84 56 37 28 7 2.3
Rolled oats 89 67 44 30 22 5.6 1.9
Sugar 198 149 99 66 50 12 4.1
Brown sugar 213 160 106 71 53 13 4.4
Powdered sugar 113 85 57 38 28 7.1 2.4
Honey 336 252 168 112 84 21 7
Maple syrup 312 234 156 104 78 20 6.5
Butter 227 170 113 76 57 14 4.7
Vegetable oil 218 163 109 73 54 14 4.5
Olive oil 215 161 108 72 54 13 4.5
Milk 244 183 122 81 61 15 5.1
Heavy cream 234 176 117 78 59 15 4.9
Yogurt 245 184 122 82 61 15 5.1
Sour cream 232 174 116 77 58 14 4.8
Cream cheese 227 170 114 76 57 14 4.7
Cocoa powder 84 63 42 28 21 5.2 1.7
Chocolate chips 170 128 85 57 43 11 3.5
Walnuts 113 85 57 38 28 7.1 2.4
Almonds 142 106 71 47 35 8.9 3
Shredded coconut 85 64 42 28 21 5.3 1.8
Rice 198 149 99 66 50 12 4.1
Raisins 149 112 75 50 37 9.3 3.1
Peanut butter 270 202 135 90 67 17 5.6
Salt 288 216 144 96 72 18 6
Baking powder 192 144 96 64 48 12 4
Baking soda 288 216 144 96 72 18 6
Water 237 177 118 79 59 15 4.9

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Weights are for spooned and levelled cups and spoons; a packed or scooped cup of flour can weigh 20–30% more. Metric cups (250 ml) weigh about 6% more.

How to measure without a scale

  1. Stir the flour in its bag to loosen it.
  2. Spoon it into the cup without pressing, then level the top with the back of a knife.
  3. For brown sugar, press it gently into the cup; for butter, use the marks on the wrapper (1 US stick = ½ cup = 113 g).
  4. For the most reliable result, weigh: this chart gives you the grams to use.

Questions

How many grams is 1 cup of flour?

About 120 g of all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled. Bread flour is about the same; whole wheat flour about 113 g.

How many grams is 1 cup of sugar?

About 198 g of granulated sugar, 213 g of packed brown sugar and 113 g of powdered sugar.

How many grams is 1 cup of butter?

227 g – two US sticks of butter.

Is a cup the same everywhere?

No. The US cup is 236.6 ml, the metric cup used in Australia, Canada and New Zealand is 250 ml, the old imperial cup is 284 ml and a Japanese cup is 200 ml.