1 cup to grams
1 cup (one cup) is 125 grams of all-purpose flour, 200 grams of granulated sugar or 227 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 flour125 g4.41 oz by weight
- Granulated sugar200 g7.05 oz by weight
- Butter227 g8.01 oz by weight
As a volume, 1 cup is 240 ml, 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons for any ingredient (US cup, 240 ml).
One cup is the reference measure that every other amount scales from, and the amount people most often want in grams. The catch is that there is no single answer: one cup of flour is about 125 grams, one cup of sugar about 200 grams, one cup of butter 227 grams and one cup of honey around 340 grams.
Also written as a cup, one cup.
1 cup in grams for all 48 ingredients
A cup measures volume, so one 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 cup row.
| Ingredient | Grams | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most used | |||
| All-Purpose Flour | 125 g | 16 tbsp | 4.41 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 200 g | 16 tbsp | 7.05 oz |
| Butter | 227 g | 16 tbsp | 8.01 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 220 g | 16 tbsp | 7.76 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 120 g | 16 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| Milk | 244 g | 16 tbsp | 8.61 oz |
| Water | 240 g | 16 tbsp | 8.47 oz |
| Vegetable Oil | 218 g | 16 tbsp | 7.69 oz |
| Honey | 340 g | 16 tbsp | 12 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 90 g | 16 tbsp | 3.17 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 85 g | 16 tbsp | 3 oz |
| Heavy Cream | 238 g | 16 tbsp | 8.4 oz |
| All other ingredients, A to Z | |||
| Almond Flour | 96 g | 16 tbsp | 3.39 oz |
| Baking Powder | 192 g | 16 tbsp | 6.77 oz |
| Baking Soda | 220 g | 16 tbsp | 7.76 oz |
| Bread Flour | 127 g | 16 tbsp | 4.48 oz |
| Breadcrumbs | 108 g | 16 tbsp | 3.81 oz |
| Cake Flour | 120 g | 16 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 170 g | 16 tbsp | 6 oz |
| Chopped Nuts | 120 g | 16 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| Coconut Oil | 218 g | 16 tbsp | 7.69 oz |
| Corn Syrup | 328 g | 16 tbsp | 11.6 oz |
| Cornmeal | 122 g | 16 tbsp | 4.3 oz |
| Cornstarch | 128 g | 16 tbsp | 4.52 oz |
| Cream Cheese | 232 g | 16 tbsp | 8.18 oz |
| Dates (chopped) | 149 g | 16 tbsp | 5.26 oz |
| Desiccated Coconut | 93 g | 16 tbsp | 3.28 oz |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 102 g | 16 tbsp | 3.6 oz |
| Granola | 113 g | 16 tbsp | 3.99 oz |
| Maple Syrup | 322 g | 16 tbsp | 11.4 oz |
| Molasses | 337 g | 16 tbsp | 11.9 oz |
| Olive Oil | 216 g | 16 tbsp | 7.62 oz |
| Panko Breadcrumbs | 50 g | 16 tbsp | 1.76 oz |
| Parmesan Cheese | 100 g | 16 tbsp | 3.53 oz |
| Peanut Butter | 258 g | 16 tbsp | 9.1 oz |
| Powdered Milk | 128 g | 16 tbsp | 4.52 oz |
| Quinoa | 170 g | 16 tbsp | 6 oz |
| Raisins | 165 g | 16 tbsp | 5.82 oz |
| Salt | 273 g | 16 tbsp | 9.63 oz |
| Semolina | 167 g | 16 tbsp | 5.89 oz |
| Shredded Cheese | 113 g | 16 tbsp | 3.99 oz |
| Sour Cream | 230 g | 16 tbsp | 8.11 oz |
| Sweetened Condensed Milk | 306 g | 16 tbsp | 10.8 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 185 g | 16 tbsp | 6.53 oz |
| Vanilla Extract | 208 g | 16 tbsp | 7.34 oz |
| Vegetable Shortening | 205 g | 16 tbsp | 7.23 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 120 g | 16 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| Yogurt | 245 g | 16 tbsp | 8.64 oz |
Why one cup is not a single weight
The reason 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of honey weigh nothing alike is density. Flour is light and full of air, so one cup of it is only 125 grams. Honey is one of the densest things in the kitchen, so the same one cup weighs 340 grams. To turn a volume like one 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 one 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 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 cup is 125 grams of all-purpose flour, 200 grams of granulated sugar, 227 grams of butter and 240 grams of water. The table above lists 1 cup in grams for all 48 ingredients.
How many grams of flour is 1 cup?
One cup of all-purpose flour weighs 125 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 125 grams. Bread flour and cake flour weigh slightly differently; both are in the table above.
How many grams of sugar is 1 cup?
One cup of granulated white sugar weighs 200 grams. Packed brown sugar is heavier at 220 grams and powdered sugar lighter at 120 grams, so check which sugar the recipe means.
How many grams of butter is 1 cup?
One cup of butter weighs 227 grams, which is 2 sticks of US butter, or 16 tablespoons.
How many tablespoons is 1 cup?
1 cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons, using the 15 ml tablespoon. That holds for every ingredient, since cups and tablespoons both measure volume; only the weight in grams changes.
Is 1 cup the same in US and metric cups?
Not quite. This page uses the US cup of 240 ml, so 1 cup is 240 ml. A metric cup is 250 ml, so 1 cup in metric cups is 250 ml and holds 130 grams of flour instead of 125. Weighing in grams removes the difference.
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