Cups to grams for baking
Pick the ingredient: a cup of flour, sugar and butter all weigh different amounts. Cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, grams and ounces.
Result
Fractions work: type 1/2, 1 1/2 or ¾.
Grams in a cup, by ingredient
| Ingredient | 1 cup | 1 tbsp | 1 tsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g |
| Granulated sugar | 198 g | 12.4 g | 4.13 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 213 g | 13.3 g | 4.44 g |
| Powdered sugar | 113 g | 7.06 g | 2.35 g |
| Butter | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.72 g |
| Milk | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.73 g |
| Rolled oats | 89 g | 5.56 g | 1.85 g |
| Rice (uncooked) | 198 g | 12.4 g | 4.13 g |
| Honey | 336 g | 21 g | 7 g |
| Cocoa powder | 84 g | 5.25 g | 1.75 g |
| Almond flour | 96 g | 6 g | 2 g |
| Chocolate chips | 170 g | 10.6 g | 3.54 g |
| Vegetable oil | 198 g | 12.4 g | 4.13 g |
| Bread flour | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g |
| Cake flour | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 113 g | 7.06 g | 2.35 g |
| Heavy cream | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.73 g |
| Maple syrup | 312 g | 19.5 g | 6.5 g |
| Peanut butter | 270 g | 16.9 g | 5.63 g |
| Cornstarch | 112 g | 7 g | 2.33 g |
| Sour cream | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.73 g |
| Yogurt | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.73 g |
Where the numbers come from
Weights come from King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart, read on 28 September 2026. Cups and spoons are US customary: 1 cup is 236.6 ml, 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons. A metric cup (250 ml) holds about 6% more.
Volume is only ever an estimate for dry ingredients: how tightly a cup is filled changes its weight. When a recipe gives grams, weigh.
Questions
How many grams are in a cup?
It depends on the ingredient, because a cup measures volume and grams measure weight. A US cup of all-purpose flour is about 120 g, granulated sugar about 198 g and butter about 227 g (King Arthur Baking). Water is about 237 g.
Why do sites give different grams for a cup of flour?
Because of how the cup is filled. Spooned in and levelled, a cup of all-purpose flour is about 120 g; scooped straight from the bag it packs down and can weigh 20–30 g more, which is where the 125 g figure comes from.
By ingredient
- Flour cups to grams1 cup = 120 g
- Sugar cups to grams1 cup = 198 g
- Brown sugar cups to grams1 cup = 213 g
- Powdered sugar cups to grams1 cup = 113 g
- Butter cups to grams1 cup = 226.8 g
- Milk cups to grams1 cup = 227 g
- Oats cups to grams1 cup = 89 g
- Rice cups to grams1 cup = 198 g
- Honey cups to grams1 cup = 336 g
- Cocoa powder cups to grams1 cup = 84 g
- Almond flour cups to grams1 cup = 96 g
- Chocolate chips cups to grams1 cup = 170 g
- Oil cups to grams1 cup = 198 g
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