2 1/2 cups in Grams
2 1/2 cups (2.5 cups) is about 313 g of flour, 500 g of sugar and 568 g of butter. Two and a half cups shows up in bread recipes and large batches. As a weight it is two and a half times the one-cup value, so two and a half cups of flour is about 313 grams and two and a half cups of sugar about 500 grams.
Quick answer: two and a half cups, written 2.5 cups in decimal form, is 600 ml. In grams it is about 313 g of flour, 500 g of sugar, 568 g of butter and 600 g of water. Milk is close to 610 g.
2 1/2 cups (2.5 cups) in grams for every ingredient
A cup is a measure of volume, so two and a half cups weighs a different amount for each ingredient depending on how dense it is. The table lists 2 1/2 cups 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 | 2 1/2 cups in grams | In ounces |
|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 313 g | 11 oz |
| Bread Flour | 318 g | 11.2 oz |
| Cake Flour | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 500 g | 17.6 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 550 g | 19.4 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| Honey | 850 g | 30 oz |
| Maple Syrup | 805 g | 28.4 oz |
| Butter | 568 g | 20 oz |
| Milk | 610 g | 21.5 oz |
| Heavy Cream | 595 g | 21 oz |
| Yogurt | 613 g | 21.6 oz |
| Cream Cheese | 580 g | 20.5 oz |
| Shredded Cheese | 283 g | 9.96 oz |
| Water | 600 g | 21.2 oz |
| Vegetable Oil | 545 g | 19.2 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 213 g | 7.5 oz |
| Cornstarch | 320 g | 11.3 oz |
| Baking Soda | 550 g | 19.4 oz |
| Baking Powder | 480 g | 16.9 oz |
| Salt | 683 g | 24.1 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 225 g | 7.94 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 463 g | 16.3 oz |
| Chopped Nuts | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| Breadcrumbs | 270 g | 9.52 oz |
| Peanut Butter | 645 g | 22.8 oz |
| Cornmeal | 305 g | 10.8 oz |
| Corn Syrup | 820 g | 28.9 oz |
| Molasses | 842 g | 29.7 oz |
| Sour Cream | 575 g | 20.3 oz |
| Coconut Oil | 545 g | 19.2 oz |
| Desiccated Coconut | 233 g | 8.2 oz |
| Raisins | 413 g | 14.6 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 425 g | 15 oz |
| Almond Flour | 240 g | 8.47 oz |
| Powdered Milk | 320 g | 11.3 oz |
| Semolina | 418 g | 14.7 oz |
| Olive Oil | 540 g | 19 oz |
| Quinoa | 425 g | 15 oz |
| Panko Breadcrumbs | 125 g | 4.41 oz |
| Vanilla Extract | 520 g | 18.3 oz |
| Parmesan Cheese | 250 g | 8.82 oz |
| Granola | 283 g | 9.96 oz |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 255 g | 8.99 oz |
Why two and a half cups is not a single weight
The reason 2 1/2 cups of flour and 2 1/2 cups of honey weigh nothing alike is density. Flour is light and full of air, so two and a half cups of it is only about 313 grams. Honey is one of the densest things in the kitchen, so the same two and a half cups weighs far more. To turn a volume like two and a half cupsinto 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 two and a half cups 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 2 1/2 cups?
There is no single answer, because a cup measures volume and different ingredients have different densities. Two and a half cups of flour is about 313 grams, of sugar about 500 grams, of butter about 568 grams and of water about 600 grams. The full table above lists 2 1/2 cups in grams for 45 ingredients.
How many grams is 2.5 cups?
2.5 cups is the decimal way of writing 2 1/2 cups, so the two are the same measure and the same page answers both. 2.5 cups is 600 ml, and in grams it is about 313 g of flour, 500 g of sugar, 568 g of butter and 600 g of water. Because a cup measures volume, the weight of 2.5 cups changes with the ingredient, so read the exact figure from the table above.
How many grams is 2 1/2 cups of flour?
Two and a half cups of all-purpose flour is about 313 grams when spooned and levelled. Scooping straight from the bag packs in extra flour, so weighing is the reliable way to hit 313 grams.
How many grams is 2 1/2 cups of sugar?
Two and a half cups of granulated white sugar is about 500 grams. Sugar is dense and does not compress much, so a levelled cup and a scooped cup come out close.
How many grams is 2 1/2 cups of butter?
Two and a half cups of butter is about 568 grams. A full US cup of butter is 227 grams, which is two sticks or half a pound, so 2 1/2 cups scales directly from that.
Is 2 1/2 cups the same in US and metric cups?
This page uses US cups, where one cup is 240 millilitres, so 2 1/2 cups is 600 millilitres. A metric cup is 250 millilitres, so the same fraction holds a little more. Converting to grams removes the difference entirely.