GramsToCupsCups to grams, by ingredient
Going the other way? 1 cup of flour is 120 g, 1 cup of sugar is 200 g, 1 cup of butter is 227 g. Tell the converter how many cups your recipe uses and it returns the weight to put on the scale.
Precision runs both ways: weighing in grams removes the guesswork of how the cup was filled.
What a cup of each ingredient weighs
| Ingredient | 1/4 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 cup | 2 cups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 30 g | 60 g | 120 g | 240 g |
| Bread flour | 32 g | 64 g | 127 g | 254 g |
| Cake flour | 29 g | 57 g | 114 g | 228 g |
| Granulated sugar | 50 g | 100 g | 200 g | 400 g |
| Brown sugar | 55 g | 110 g | 220 g | 440 g |
| Powdered sugar (icing sugar) | 30 g | 60 g | 120 g | 240 g |
| Butter | 57 g | 114 g | 227 g | 454 g |
| Cocoa powder | 21 g | 43 g | 85 g | 170 g |
| Honey | 85 g | 170 g | 340 g | 680 g |
| Rolled oats | 23 g | 45 g | 90 g | 180 g |
| Cornstarch (cornflour) | 32 g | 64 g | 128 g | 256 g |
| Rice, uncooked | 46 g | 93 g | 185 g | 370 g |
| Milk | 60 g | 120 g | 240 g | 480 g |
| Water | 59 g | 119 g | 237 g | 474 g |
| Vegetable oil | 55 g | 109 g | 218 g | 436 g |
| Almond flour | 24 g | 48 g | 96 g | 192 g |
| Peanut butter | 65 g | 129 g | 258 g | 516 g |
| Chopped nuts | 30 g | 60 g | 120 g | 240 g |
| Shredded cheese | 28 g | 57 g | 113 g | 226 g |
| Sour cream | 58 g | 115 g | 230 g | 460 g |
| Cream cheese | 58 g | 116 g | 232 g | 464 g |
Values rounded to the nearest gram. Spooned & levelled unless the ingredient chart on the home page notes otherwise.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in 1 cup of flour?
120 g for all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled. Bread flour is a little heavier at 127 g per cup and cake flour lighter at 114 g.
How many grams are in 1 cup of sugar?
200 g for granulated sugar. Brown sugar packed into the cup is 220 g, while powdered (icing) sugar is only 120 g per cup — half the weight of granulated.
Is a cup always 240 ml?
The US cup used on this site is 240 ml (the nutrition-label standard, 236.6 ml rounded). A metric cup is 250 ml, about 4% more, so multiply cup amounts by 1.04 for metric recipes.
How many grams is half a cup of butter?
About 113 g — butter is 227 g per cup, and a US stick is exactly half a cup (113 g), which makes butter the easiest ingredient to convert.
Can I convert cups to grams for liquids the same way?
Yes. Liquids convert by density: water is 237 g per cup, milk 240 g, oil 218 g and honey a dense 340 g. The converter handles all of them.
Why does my result differ from another website?
Sites disagree mainly on flour. We use 120 g per cup for all-purpose flour (spooned & levelled), the value used by major baking references. A site using a scooped value like 125–130 g will give slightly smaller cup results.