Grams to Cups
Convert grams to cups for common baking ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, and rice.
How to use this tool
- Enter grams and ingredient in the fields above.
- Results update instantly as you type — or click Calculate.
- Read your cups and the full breakdown beneath it.
Formula
Cups = Grams ÷ Ingredient Density (g/cup)
Tablespoons = Cups × 16
Key densities: flour = 125 g/cup, sugar = 200 g/cup, brown sugar = 220 g/cup, butter = 227 g/cup, rice = 185 g/cup, oats = 90 g/cup, honey = 340 g/cup, milk = 240 g/cup.
How it works
To convert a weight in grams to a volume in cups, divide by the known gram-per-cup density for that ingredient. The tablespoon result is simply the cup value multiplied by 16, since there are 16 tablespoons in a US cup. Density figures are standard culinary references and may differ slightly from other sources depending on how finely the ingredient is milled or how it is packed.
A common mistake is using the wrong ingredient's density — for instance, applying the flour density to almond flour or cake flour, both of which have different packing characteristics and gram-per-cup values not covered by this tool's table.
Worked example
Convert 250 g of all-purpose flour to cups
- Select ingredient: all-purpose flour (density = 125 g per cup).
- Divide: 250 g ÷ 125 g/cup = 2 cups.
- Tablespoons: 2 cups × 16 = 32 tablespoons.
250 g of all-purpose flour = 2 cups (32 tablespoons).
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the cup result as an exact standard measure -- 1.17 cups is not a standard scoop; you need to break it into 1 cup + about 2.5 tablespoons to actually measure it.
- Ignoring ingredient selection -- 200 g of oats is about 2.2 cups, while 200 g of sugar is 1 cup; selecting the wrong ingredient gives a wildly wrong answer.
- Converting weight from a metric recipe but forgetting the recipe used a different density standard -- some European recipes weigh sifted flour, so the resulting cup count may be higher than expected.
Key terms
- Gram (g)
- The base unit of mass in the metric system, universally used in professional baking recipes for precise ingredient measurement.
- Tablespoon (tbsp)
- A US volume unit equal to 1/16 of a cup or approximately 14.79 mL. There are 3 teaspoons in one tablespoon.
- Gram-per-cup density
- A standardised figure expressing how many grams of a specific ingredient fill one US cup. It depends on ingredient type, particle size, and packing method.
- Baker's percentage
- A professional baking convention that expresses every ingredient's weight as a percentage of the flour weight, making recipe scaling and comparison easier than cup measures.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cups is 100 grams of flour?
- 100 grams of all-purpose flour is approximately 0.8 cups (about 12.8 tablespoons).
- How many cups is 200 grams of sugar?
- 200 grams of white sugar equals exactly 1 cup.