| US cup amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 15 g |
| 1/4 cup | 30 g |
| 1/3 cup | 40 g |
| 1/2 cup | 60 g |
| 3/4 cup | 90 g |
| 1 cup | 120 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 180 g |
| 2 cups | 240 g |
Flour Grams to Cups
1 US cup of flour weighs 120 grams. One US cup of all-purpose flour weighs 120 grams when the flour is fluffed, spooned into the cup and leveled. Packing or scooping directly from the bag can add considerably more flour.
Use the converter and charts below for unsifted, fluffed, spooned and leveled.
Grams to Cups Converter
Choose the ingredient before converting because every ingredient has a different weight per cup.
Grams to Cups Converter
Results use the documented ingredient state and one US customary cup.
Divide the gram amount by 120 to calculate US cups. The practical fraction is a measuring aid, not a replacement for the exact gram weight.
| Grams | US cups | Practical reference |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.21 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 30 g | 0.25 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 40 g | 0.33 cups | about 1/3 cup |
| 50 g | 0.42 cups | about 3/8 cup |
| 60 g | 0.5 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 75 g | 0.62 cups | about 5/8 cup |
| 80 g | 0.67 cups | about 2/3 cup |
| 100 g | 0.83 cups | about 7/8 cup |
| 120 g | 1 cups | 1 cup |
| 125 g | 1.04 cups | 1 cup |
| 150 g | 1.25 cups | about 1 1/4 cup |
| 200 g | 1.67 cups | about 1 2/3 cup |
| 250 g | 2.08 cups | about 2 1/8 cup |
| 300 g | 2.5 cups | about 2 1/2 cup |
| 400 g | 3.33 cups | about 3 1/3 cup |
| 500 g | 4.17 cups | about 4 1/8 cup |
Stir the flour in its container, spoon it lightly into a dry measuring cup and sweep the top flat. Do not shake, tap or press the cup. A scale is still the better choice when the recipe supplies grams.
One cup is 120 grams, one-half cup is about 60 grams and one-quarter cup is about 30 grams.
Common uses
- Cookies and brownies
- Cakes and muffins
- Bread dough and pizza dough
Flour is full of small air spaces. The weight that fits into a cup changes with the flour type and the way it is handled. This guide uses all-purpose flour as the default and labels that assumption beside every answer.
The converter does not assume that every cup weighs 237 or 250 grams. It uses the documented value for the exact ingredient and state selected.
If a product label or recipe publisher supplies a different gram weight for one cup, follow that recipe-specific value for the closest match to the original testing.
Method and source
How this conversion was checked
This page uses 120 grams per US cup for unsifted, fluffed, spooned and leveled. Do not pack flour into the cup.
Primary reference: King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart
Cup standard: NIST US customary cup reference
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Editorial review
Reviewed for clarity and consistency
Written and reviewed by William Leo. Ingredient values are checked against the methodology and sources listed on this page.
Last reviewed
August 23, 2026