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Cups, tbsp, ml, grams & oz — converted.

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1 cup all-purpose flour 120 g

Ingredient1 cup ≈1/2 cup ≈
All-purpose flour120 g60 g
Granulated sugar200 g100 g
Brown sugar (packed)220 g110 g
Powdered sugar120 g60 g
Butter227 g113.5 g
Cocoa powder85 g42.5 g
Rolled oats90 g45 g
White rice (uncooked)185 g92.5 g
Honey340 g170 g
Milk240 g120 g
Vegetable oil218 g109 g

Cups→grams values are typical baking references — flour packed differently can vary ±10%. US customary volumes. Converted locally in your browser.

How to use the Cooking Converter

  1. 1
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    Cups→grams by ingredient, general volume, or weight.

  2. 2
    Choose the ingredient or units

    Select what you're measuring and the direction.

  3. 3
    Enter the amount

    Type the quantity from your recipe.

  4. 4
    Read the conversion

    The equivalent appears instantly, with a reference table.

Examples

InputOutput
1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 120 g
1 cup16 tbsp = 236.588 ml
8 oz226.796 g

Cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces — translated

This cooking converter handles the three conversions every kitchen needs: ingredient-aware cups to grams (because a cup of flour and a cup of sugar weigh very different amounts), general volume conversions between teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, ml and liters, and weight conversions between grams, ounces, pounds and kilograms.

Why cup measurements bite bakers

Volume measures are convenient but ambiguous: flour compacts, brown sugar packs, and a “cup” means 237 ml in the US but 250 ml in Australia. Baking is chemistry — 20 g of extra flour changes a cookie. The ingredient table in this tool uses standard baking references (flour ≈ 120 g/cup, granulated sugar ≈ 200 g/cup, butter ≈ 227 g/cup) so metric bakers can follow American recipes accurately, and vice versa.

Fast enough to use mid-recipe

Everything converts live with flour-dusted-fingers simplicity, and the half-cup column in the table saves the arithmetic when you're scaling a recipe down. Scaling up or down further? The fraction calculator handles the 3/4-of-2/3-cup math, and the unit converter covers temperatures and everything beyond the kitchen.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many grams is 1 cup of flour?

About 120 g for all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled. Scooping straight from the bag compacts it and can push a 'cup' to 140–150 g — one reason recipes by weight are more reliable.

Why is cups-to-grams different for every ingredient?

A cup measures volume, but ingredients have different densities: a cup of sugar (~200 g) weighs far more than a cup of flour (~120 g). That's why this tool converts per ingredient rather than with one factor.

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

16 tablespoons in a US cup. Also handy: 3 teaspoons per tablespoon and 8 fl oz per cup.

Are US and metric cups the same?

No. A US cup is about 237 ml, a metric cup (Australia and elsewhere) is 250 ml, and old UK imperial cups differ again. This tool uses US customary measures — check which your recipe means.

Should I bake by weight or volume?

Weight, when you can. Grams are unambiguous, while cup measurements vary with how the ingredient is packed. Use the cups→grams tab to translate a volume-based recipe to your scale.

Does this tool need the internet?

Only to load the page — all conversions run locally in your browser afterwards.

From the blogCups, Grams and Tablespoons ExplainedA cup of flour and a cup of sugar weigh completely different amounts. The density problem behind cups-to-grams, the US/metric cup trap, and a conversion table.Read the full guide

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