1/2 cup to grams
1/2 cup (0.5 cup, or half a cup) is 62.5 grams of all-purpose flour, 100 grams of granulated sugar or 114 grams of butter, using the US cup of 240 ml. Every other ingredient weighs something different, so find yours in the table of all 48 ingredients.
- All-purpose flour62.5 g2.2 oz by weight
- Granulated sugar100 g3.53 oz by weight
- Butter114 g4 oz by weight
As a volume, 1/2 cup is 120 ml, 8 tablespoons or 24 teaspoons for any ingredient (US cup, 240 ml).
Half a cup is one of the most searched cup measures of all, the backbone of countless cookie, cake and sauce recipes. Half a cup of flour weighs about 63 grams and half a cup of sugar about 100 grams, but as the table below shows, the weight swings widely from one ingredient to the next.
Also written as 0.5 cup, half cup.
1/2 cup (0.5 cup) in grams for all 48 ingredients
A cup measures volume, so half a cupweighs a different amount for each ingredient depending on how dense it is. The most used ingredients come first, then the rest from A to Z. Each name opens that ingredient's full cup to gram table at the 1/2 cup row.
| Ingredient | Grams | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most used | |||
| All-Purpose Flour | 62.5 g | 8 tbsp | 2.2 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 100 g | 8 tbsp | 3.53 oz |
| Butter | 114 g | 8 tbsp | 4 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 110 g | 8 tbsp | 3.88 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 60 g | 8 tbsp | 2.12 oz |
| Milk | 122 g | 8 tbsp | 4.3 oz |
| Water | 120 g | 8 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| Vegetable Oil | 109 g | 8 tbsp | 3.84 oz |
| Honey | 170 g | 8 tbsp | 6 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 45 g | 8 tbsp | 1.59 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 42.5 g | 8 tbsp | 1.5 oz |
| Heavy Cream | 119 g | 8 tbsp | 4.2 oz |
| All other ingredients, A to Z | |||
| Almond Flour | 48 g | 8 tbsp | 1.69 oz |
| Baking Powder | 96 g | 8 tbsp | 3.39 oz |
| Baking Soda | 110 g | 8 tbsp | 3.88 oz |
| Bread Flour | 63.5 g | 8 tbsp | 2.24 oz |
| Breadcrumbs | 54 g | 8 tbsp | 1.9 oz |
| Cake Flour | 60 g | 8 tbsp | 2.12 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 85 g | 8 tbsp | 3 oz |
| Chopped Nuts | 60 g | 8 tbsp | 2.12 oz |
| Coconut Oil | 109 g | 8 tbsp | 3.84 oz |
| Corn Syrup | 164 g | 8 tbsp | 5.78 oz |
| Cornmeal | 61 g | 8 tbsp | 2.15 oz |
| Cornstarch | 64 g | 8 tbsp | 2.26 oz |
| Cream Cheese | 116 g | 8 tbsp | 4.09 oz |
| Dates (chopped) | 74.5 g | 8 tbsp | 2.63 oz |
| Desiccated Coconut | 46.5 g | 8 tbsp | 1.64 oz |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 51 g | 8 tbsp | 1.8 oz |
| Granola | 56.5 g | 8 tbsp | 1.99 oz |
| Maple Syrup | 161 g | 8 tbsp | 5.68 oz |
| Molasses | 169 g | 8 tbsp | 5.94 oz |
| Olive Oil | 108 g | 8 tbsp | 3.81 oz |
| Panko Breadcrumbs | 25 g | 8 tbsp | 0.882 oz |
| Parmesan Cheese | 50 g | 8 tbsp | 1.76 oz |
| Peanut Butter | 129 g | 8 tbsp | 4.55 oz |
| Powdered Milk | 64 g | 8 tbsp | 2.26 oz |
| Quinoa | 85 g | 8 tbsp | 3 oz |
| Raisins | 82.5 g | 8 tbsp | 2.91 oz |
| Salt | 137 g | 8 tbsp | 4.81 oz |
| Semolina | 83.5 g | 8 tbsp | 2.95 oz |
| Shredded Cheese | 56.5 g | 8 tbsp | 1.99 oz |
| Sour Cream | 115 g | 8 tbsp | 4.06 oz |
| Sweetened Condensed Milk | 153 g | 8 tbsp | 5.4 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 92.5 g | 8 tbsp | 3.26 oz |
| Vanilla Extract | 104 g | 8 tbsp | 3.67 oz |
| Vegetable Shortening | 103 g | 8 tbsp | 3.62 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 60 g | 8 tbsp | 2.12 oz |
| Yogurt | 122 g | 8 tbsp | 4.32 oz |
Why half a cup is not a single weight
The reason 1/2 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of honey weigh nothing alike is density. Flour is light and full of air, so half a cup of it is only 62.5 grams. Honey is one of the densest things in the kitchen, so the same half a cup weighs 170 grams. To turn a volume like half a cupinto grams you multiply by the ingredient's density in grams per cup, which is exactly what the table above does for you.
For everyday cooking, measuring half a cup with a measuring cup is perfectly fine. For baking, where the ratio of flour to sugar to fat decides whether a cake is tender or dense, weighing to the gram is far more reliable. Cup sizes also differ by country; see cup sizes compared. Need a different amount? Try the cups to grams converter, or pick another common measure below.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup?
It depends on the ingredient, because a cup measures volume and every ingredient has its own density. In US cups of 240 ml, 1/2 cup is 62.5 grams of all-purpose flour, 100 grams of granulated sugar, 114 grams of butter and 120 grams of water. The table above lists 1/2 cup in grams for all 48 ingredients.
How many grams is 0.5 cup?
0.5 cup is the decimal way of writing 1/2 cup, so it weighs exactly the same: 62.5 grams of all-purpose flour, 100 grams of granulated sugar or 114 grams of butter. As a volume it is 120 ml in US cups.
How many grams of flour is 1/2 cup?
Half a cup of all-purpose flour weighs 62.5 grams when it is spooned into the cup and levelled off. Scooping straight from the bag packs the flour down and adds weight, so a scale is the surest way to hit 62.5 grams. Bread flour and cake flour weigh slightly differently; both are in the table above.
How many grams of sugar is 1/2 cup?
Half a cup of granulated white sugar weighs 100 grams. Packed brown sugar is heavier at 110 grams and powdered sugar lighter at 60 grams, so check which sugar the recipe means.
How many grams of butter is 1/2 cup?
Half a cup of butter weighs 114 grams, which is 1 stick of US butter, or 8 tablespoons. A full US cup of butter is 227 grams, which is two sticks.
How many tablespoons is 1/2 cup?
1/2 cup is 8 tablespoons or 24 teaspoons, because one US cup holds 16 tablespoons of 15 ml. That holds for every ingredient, since cups and tablespoons both measure volume; only the weight in grams changes.
Is 1/2 cup the same in US and metric cups?
Not quite. This page uses the US cup of 240 ml, so 1/2 cup is 120 ml. A metric cup is 250 ml, so 1/2 cup in metric cups is 125 ml and holds 65.1 grams of flour instead of 62.5. Weighing in grams removes the difference.
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