1/4 cup in Grams
1/4 cup (0.25 cups) is about 31 g of flour, 50 g of sugar and 57 g of butter. A quarter cup is one of the most common small measures in baking, used for a splash of oil, a scattering of nuts or a modest pour of sugar. Because it is a quarter of a full cup, its weight is always a quarter of the one-cup figure, so a quarter cup of flour is about 31 grams while a quarter cup of sugar is about 50 grams.
Quick answer: a quarter cup, written 0.25 cups in decimal form, is 60 ml. In grams it is about 31 g of flour, 50 g of sugar, 57 g of butter and 60 g of water. Milk is close to 61 g.
1/4 cup (0.25 cups) in grams for every ingredient
A cup is a measure of volume, so a quarter cup weighs a different amount for each ingredient depending on how dense it is. The table lists 1/4 cup in grams and ounces for 45 common baking ingredients. Tap any ingredient for its full cup to gram table and a guide to measuring it well.
| Ingredient | 1/4 cup in grams | In ounces |
|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 31.3 g | 1.1 oz |
| Bread Flour | 31.8 g | 1.12 oz |
| Cake Flour | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 50 g | 1.76 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 55 g | 1.94 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| Honey | 85 g | 3 oz |
| Maple Syrup | 80.5 g | 2.84 oz |
| Butter | 56.8 g | 2 oz |
| Milk | 61 g | 2.15 oz |
| Heavy Cream | 59.5 g | 2.1 oz |
| Yogurt | 61.2 g | 2.16 oz |
| Cream Cheese | 58 g | 2.05 oz |
| Shredded Cheese | 28.3 g | 0.996 oz |
| Water | 60 g | 2.12 oz |
| Vegetable Oil | 54.5 g | 1.92 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 21.3 g | 0.75 oz |
| Cornstarch | 32 g | 1.13 oz |
| Baking Soda | 55 g | 1.94 oz |
| Baking Powder | 48 g | 1.69 oz |
| Salt | 68.3 g | 2.41 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 22.5 g | 0.794 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 46.3 g | 1.63 oz |
| Chopped Nuts | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| Breadcrumbs | 27 g | 0.952 oz |
| Peanut Butter | 64.5 g | 2.28 oz |
| Cornmeal | 30.5 g | 1.08 oz |
| Corn Syrup | 82 g | 2.89 oz |
| Molasses | 84.3 g | 2.97 oz |
| Sour Cream | 57.5 g | 2.03 oz |
| Coconut Oil | 54.5 g | 1.92 oz |
| Desiccated Coconut | 23.3 g | 0.82 oz |
| Raisins | 41.3 g | 1.46 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 42.5 g | 1.5 oz |
| Almond Flour | 24 g | 0.847 oz |
| Powdered Milk | 32 g | 1.13 oz |
| Semolina | 41.8 g | 1.47 oz |
| Olive Oil | 54 g | 1.9 oz |
| Quinoa | 42.5 g | 1.5 oz |
| Panko Breadcrumbs | 12.5 g | 0.441 oz |
| Vanilla Extract | 52 g | 1.83 oz |
| Parmesan Cheese | 25 g | 0.882 oz |
| Granola | 28.3 g | 0.996 oz |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 25.5 g | 0.899 oz |
Why a quarter cup is not a single weight
The reason 1/4 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of honey weigh nothing alike is density. Flour is light and full of air, so a quarter cup of it is only about 31 grams. Honey is one of the densest things in the kitchen, so the same a quarter cup weighs far more. To turn a volume like a quarter 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 a quarter 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. A simple digital scale plus the figures here takes the guesswork out of it. Need a different amount? Try the cups to grams converter, or pick another common measure below.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1/4 cup?
There is no single answer, because a cup measures volume and different ingredients have different densities. A quarter cup of flour is about 31 grams, of sugar about 50 grams, of butter about 57 grams and of water about 60 grams. The full table above lists 1/4 cup in grams for 45 ingredients.
How many grams is 0.25 cups?
0.25 cups is the decimal way of writing 1/4 cup, so the two are the same measure and the same page answers both. 0.25 cups is 60 ml, and in grams it is about 31 g of flour, 50 g of sugar, 57 g of butter and 60 g of water. Because a cup measures volume, the weight of 0.25 cups changes with the ingredient, so read the exact figure from the table above.
How many grams is 1/4 cup of flour?
A quarter cup of all-purpose flour is about 31 grams when spooned and levelled. Scooping straight from the bag packs in extra flour, so weighing is the reliable way to hit 31 grams.
How many grams is 1/4 cup of sugar?
A quarter cup of granulated white sugar is about 50 grams. Sugar is dense and does not compress much, so a levelled cup and a scooped cup come out close.
How many grams is 1/4 cup of butter?
A quarter cup of butter is about 57 grams. A full US cup of butter is 227 grams, which is two sticks or half a pound, so 1/4 cup scales directly from that.
Is 1/4 cup the same in US and metric cups?
This page uses US cups, where one cup is 240 millilitres, so 1/4 cup is 60 millilitres. A metric cup is 250 millilitres, so the same fraction holds a little more. Converting to grams removes the difference entirely.