Cups to grams formula
Grams = cups × grams per cup
For 1.5 cups of all-purpose flour: 1.5 × 120 = 180 grams. For 1.5 cups of granulated sugar: 1.5 × 198 = 297 grams.
Cups to Grams Converter
How many grams are in a cup depends on the ingredient. One US cup is 120 grams of all-purpose flour, 198 grams of granulated sugar, 227 grams of butter or approximately 237 grams of water.
Choose the ingredient first, then enter the number of US cups.
Cups to Grams Converter
Choose the ingredient before converting because every ingredient has a different weight per cup.
Cups to Grams Converter
Results use the documented ingredient state and one US customary cup.
A cup measures volume. The gram weight changes with density, packing and ingredient state.
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| Ingredient | 1 US cup | 1/2 cup | 1/4 cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 120 g | 60 g | 30 g |
| Granulated Sugar | 198 g | 99 g | 50 g |
| Brown Sugar | 213 g | 106 g | 53 g |
| Butter | 227 g | 114 g | 57 g |
| Powdered Sugar | 113 g | 56 g | 28 g |
| Unsweetened Cocoa Powder | 84 g | 42 g | 21 g |
| Honey | 340 g | 170 g | 85 g |
| Fresh Milk | 244 g | 122 g | 61 g |
| Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats | 89 g | 44 g | 22 g |
| Vegetable Oil | 198 g | 99 g | 50 g |
| Long-Grain White Rice | 185 g | 92 g | 46 g |
| Water | 237 g | 118 g | 59 g |
| Chocolate Chips | 170 g | 85 g | 42 g |
| Whole Almonds | 142 g | 71 g | 36 g |
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| Cup amount | All-purpose flour | Granulated sugar | Butter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 15 g flour | 25 g sugar | 28 g butter |
| 1/4 cup | 30 g flour | 50 g sugar | 57 g butter |
| 1/3 cup | 40 g flour | 66 g sugar | 76 g butter |
| 1/2 cup | 60 g flour | 99 g sugar | 114 g butter |
| 3/4 cup | 90 g flour | 148 g sugar | 170 g butter |
| 1 cup | 120 g flour | 198 g sugar | 227 g butter |
| 1 1/2 cups | 180 g flour | 297 g sugar | 340 g butter |
| 2 cups | 240 g flour | 396 g sugar | 454 g butter |
| 3 cups | 360 g flour | 594 g sugar | 681 g butter |
US cup and metric cup
A US customary cup is approximately 236.588 milliliters. A metric cup is 250 milliliters. Ingredient charts can also use different house standards, so identify the cup standard and source before comparing answers.
Recipes rarely stop at one cup, and the arithmetic is easy to get wrong halfway through a batch. These are the amounts people look up most, worked out for the three ingredients that appear in almost every recipe.
| Amount | Flour | Granulated sugar | Butter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 30 g | 50 g | 57 g |
| 1/3 cup | 40 g | 66 g | 76 g |
| 1/2 cup | 60 g | 99 g | 114 g |
| 3/4 cup | 90 g | 148 g | 170 g |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 198 g | 227 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 180 g | 297 g | 340 g |
| 2 cups | 240 g | 396 g | 454 g |
| 3 cups | 360 g | 594 g | 681 g |
There is no universal answer to what one cup in grams weighs, because a cup is a fixed volume and every ingredient fills it differently. Flour comes to 120 g per cup, butter 227 g and honey 340 g. That is the same container holding nearly three times the weight.
If you are converting a whole recipe, work from the flour first. It is the ingredient where the cup measurement is least reliable, and the one that changes the result most.
Method and source
How this conversion was checked
Each result uses the grams-per-cup value for the selected ingredient. Results are rounded for practical kitchen use.
Primary reference: King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart
Cup standard: NIST US customary cup reference
How many grams are in a cup?
The ingredient must be named. One US cup is 120 grams of all-purpose flour, 198 grams of granulated sugar, 227 grams of butter or about 237 grams of water.
How many grams is one cup of flour?
One US cup of all-purpose flour is 120 grams when fluffed, spooned into the cup and leveled.
How many grams is half a cup?
Half a cup is 60 grams of all-purpose flour, 99 grams of granulated sugar or about 114 grams of butter, which is the single stick labelled 113 grams on the wrapper.
Is one cup equal to 250 grams?
No. A metric cup holds 250 milliliters, but ingredient weight still depends on density. A US customary cup is approximately 236.588 milliliters.
How do I convert cups to grams?
Multiply the number of cups by the grams-per-cup value for the selected ingredient.
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