How many grams is a cup of flour?

One US cup of all-purpose flour weighs 125 grams when you spoon it into the cup and level it. Scooping with the cup packs it and adds 10 to 15 grams.

How many grams is a cup of sugar?

One US cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 grams.

How many grams is a cup of butter?

One US cup of butter weighs 227 grams. That is two US sticks.

Why does a cup weigh different amounts?

A cup measures volume, not weight. Flour is light and airy, honey is dense, so the same cup holds very different weights.

Is this a US cup or a metric cup?

A US cup, which holds 236.6 ml. A metric cup (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) holds 250 ml, about 6% more. To convert a metric cup, choose milliliters and enter 250.

Cups to grams converter

Grams in a cup, by ingredient

US cups. Dry ingredients spooned into the cup and leveled unless it says packed.

Ingredient	1 cup	¾ cup	½ cup	⅓ cup	¼ cup	1 tbsp	1 tsp
Flour and starch
All-purpose flourspooned and leveled	125 g	94 g	63 g	42 g	31 g	7.8 g	2.6 g
Bread flourspooned and leveled	123 g	92 g	61 g	41 g	31 g	7.7 g	2.6 g
Whole wheat flourspooned and leveled	120 g	90 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	7.5 g	2.5 g
Cake flourspooned and leveled	111 g	83 g	56 g	37 g	28 g	6.9 g	2.3 g
Almond flour	96 g	72 g	48 g	32 g	24 g	6 g	2 g
Cornstarch	128 g	96 g	64 g	43 g	32 g	8 g	2.7 g
Cornmealdegermed	157 g	118 g	79 g	52 g	39 g	9.8 g	3.3 g
Cocoa powderunsweetened	86 g	65 g	43 g	29 g	22 g	5.4 g	1.8 g
Sugar and sweeteners
Granulated sugar	200 g	150 g	100 g	67 g	50 g	13 g	4.2 g
Brown sugarpacked	220 g	165 g	110 g	73 g	55 g	14 g	4.6 g
Powdered sugarunsifted	120 g	90 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	7.5 g	2.5 g
Honey	339 g	254 g	170 g	113 g	85 g	21 g	7.1 g
Maple syrup	315 g	236 g	158 g	105 g	79 g	20 g	6.6 g
Molasses	337 g	253 g	169 g	112 g	84 g	21 g	7 g
Fat
Butter2 US sticks	227 g	170 g	114 g	76 g	57 g	14 g	4.7 g
Olive oil	216 g	162 g	108 g	72 g	54 g	14 g	4.5 g
Vegetable oil	218 g	164 g	109 g	73 g	55 g	14 g	4.5 g
Coconut oil	218 g	164 g	109 g	73 g	55 g	14 g	4.5 g
Peanut butter	258 g	194 g	129 g	86 g	65 g	16 g	5.4 g
Dairy
Water	237 g	178 g	119 g	79 g	59 g	15 g	4.9 g
Milkwhole	244 g	183 g	122 g	81 g	61 g	15 g	5.1 g
Heavy cream	238 g	179 g	119 g	79 g	60 g	15 g	5 g
Buttermilk	245 g	184 g	123 g	82 g	61 g	15 g	5.1 g
Plain yogurt	245 g	184 g	123 g	82 g	61 g	15 g	5.1 g
Greek yogurt	227 g	170 g	114 g	76 g	57 g	14 g	4.7 g
Sour cream	230 g	173 g	115 g	77 g	58 g	14 g	4.8 g
Cheddarshredded	113 g	85 g	57 g	38 g	28 g	7.1 g	2.4 g
Parmesandry grated	100 g	75 g	50 g	33 g	25 g	6.3 g	2.1 g
Grains and dry goods
White riceuncooked, long grain	185 g	139 g	93 g	62 g	46 g	12 g	3.9 g
Rolled oats	81 g	61 g	41 g	27 g	20 g	5.1 g	1.7 g
Breadcrumbsdry	108 g	81 g	54 g	36 g	27 g	6.8 g	2.3 g
Panko	50 g	38 g	25 g	17 g	13 g	3.1 g	1 g
Chocolate chipssemisweet	168 g	126 g	84 g	56 g	42 g	11 g	3.5 g
Raisinsnot packed	145 g	109 g	73 g	48 g	36 g	9.1 g	3 g
Walnutschopped	117 g	88 g	59 g	39 g	29 g	7.3 g	2.4 g
Almondswhole	143 g	107 g	72 g	48 g	36 g	8.9 g	3 g
Salt
Table salt	292 g	219 g	146 g	97 g	73 g	18 g	6.1 g
Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal)	134 g	101 g	67 g	45 g	34 g	8.4 g	2.8 g
Kosher salt (Morton)	230 g	173 g	115 g	77 g	58 g	14 g	4.8 g

Where the numbers come from

Weights are from USDA FoodData Central, the US government's food database, except where a row names its own source (USDA cup-weight study (HERR 41, 1977), King Arthur Baking weight chart, Chobani and Fage nutrition labels, Diamond Crystal nutrition label, Morton nutrition label). A US cup is 236.6 ml, a tablespoon 14.8 ml and a teaspoon 4.9 ml.

Kosher salt brands differ by almost double. A cup of Diamond Crystal weighs about half as much as a cup of Morton, so a recipe written for one is too salty or too bland with the other. Weighing fixes that.

Grams in a cup, by ingredient

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