Cups to grams

One cup of flour weighs about 120 grams, but a cup of sugar weighs 200 and a cup of honey 340. Find your ingredient below for 1 tablespoon up to 1 cup.

Baking

Baking: grams in US cups and tablespoons
Ingredient	1 cup	¾ cup	⅔ cup	½ cup	⅓ cup	¼ cup	1 tbsp
All-purpose flour	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	7.5 g
Bread flour	127 g	95 g	85 g	64 g	42 g	32 g	8 g
Whole wheat flour	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	7.5 g
Cake flour	114 g	86 g	76 g	57 g	38 g	29 g	7 g
Granulated sugar	200 g	150 g	133 g	100 g	67 g	50 g	12.5 g
Brown sugar, packed	213 g	160 g	142 g	107 g	71 g	53 g	13.5 g
Powdered sugar	120 g	90 g	80 g	60 g	40 g	30 g	7.5 g
Cocoa powder	85 g	64 g	57 g	43 g	28 g	21 g	5.5 g
Cornstarch	128 g	96 g	85 g	64 g	43 g	32 g	8 g
Rolled oats	90 g	68 g	60 g	45 g	30 g	23 g	5.5 g
Chocolate chips	170 g	128 g	113 g	85 g	57 g	43 g	10.5 g

Dairy and fats

Dairy and fats: grams in US cups and tablespoons
Ingredient	1 cup	¾ cup	⅔ cup	½ cup	⅓ cup	¼ cup	1 tbsp
Butter	227 g	170 g	151 g	114 g	76 g	57 g	14 g
Milk	242 g	182 g	161 g	121 g	81 g	61 g	15 g
Heavy cream	238 g	179 g	159 g	119 g	79 g	60 g	15 g
Sour cream	230 g	173 g	153 g	115 g	77 g	58 g	14.5 g
Plain yogurt	245 g	184 g	163 g	123 g	82 g	61 g	15.5 g
Shredded cheese	113 g	85 g	75 g	57 g	38 g	28 g	7 g
Grated Parmesan	100 g	75 g	67 g	50 g	33 g	25 g	6.5 g
Vegetable oil	218 g	164 g	145 g	109 g	73 g	55 g	13.5 g
Olive oil	216 g	162 g	144 g	108 g	72 g	54 g	13.5 g

Pantry

Pantry: grams in US cups and tablespoons
Ingredient	1 cup	¾ cup	⅔ cup	½ cup	⅓ cup	¼ cup	1 tbsp
Water	237 g	178 g	158 g	119 g	79 g	59 g	15 g
Honey	340 g	255 g	227 g	170 g	113 g	85 g	21 g
Maple syrup	315 g	236 g	210 g	158 g	105 g	79 g	19.5 g
Peanut butter	258 g	194 g	172 g	129 g	86 g	65 g	16 g
White rice, uncooked	185 g	139 g	123 g	93 g	62 g	46 g	11.5 g
Dried lentils	192 g	144 g	128 g	96 g	64 g	48 g	12 g
Chopped walnuts	117 g	88 g	78 g	59 g	39 g	29 g	7.5 g
Raisins	145 g	109 g	97 g	73 g	48 g	36 g	9 g

Why weights vary

These are for US cups (about 237 ml) filled the way most recipes expect: flour and other dry goods spooned into the cup and leveled with a knife. Scooping straight from the bag packs the flour down and can add 20 percent or more, which is the usual reason cookies spread less or cakes turn out dry. Brown sugar is the exception: recipes mean packed firmly.

Different flours and brands also differ by a few grams a cup. For everyday cooking that doesn’t matter. For bread and pastry, a kitchen scale is the most reliable way to match the recipe.

Quick conversions

1 US cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = about 237 ml
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = about 15 ml
1 stick of butter = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 113 g
1 ounce = 28 g, and 1 pound = 454 g
A UK or Australian metric cup is 250 ml, a little more than a US cup.

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