No more guessing about how many cups are in a gram. Have fun converting grams to cups for commonly used baking ingredients, such as flour, sugar, butter, cocoa powder, and many more.
In the baking world, a gram is a metric unit of weight to measure ingredients with preciseness.
But if you are used to measuring recipe ingredients in American volume units (i.e., cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons), you will find the popular ingredients converted below.
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How many cups are in a gram
It is a rare question because you more often want to convert grams into cups, making a recipe with metric measurements.
To know how many grams are in a cup, you need to know the density of the ingredient. The same applies to grams to cups conversion.
All this means that different ingredients have different weights in a cup.
Use the conversion measurement charts below to convert the most common cooking ingredients from grams to ⅛, ¼, ⅓, ½, ⅔, and ¾ cups.
How to convert grams to cups
Individual conversion formulas for each ingredient vary depending on the ingredient selected to convert.
Let's look at an example with all-purpose flour. One cup of flour equals 125 grams.
So, how many cups is 1 gram of flour?
1 ÷ 125 = 0.008 cups, where 1 g < 1/16 c.
1 gram of flour equals 0.008 cups.
So, to convert grams into cups for flour, you should divide the number of grams by 125, where 125 is a conversion factor:
the grams ÷ 125,
or you should multiply the number of grams by 0.008, where 0.008 is a conversion factor:
the grams x 0.008.
How many cups are 50 grams of flour?
50 : 125 = 0.4 cups, so
50 grams of flour equals 0.4 cups.
The same type of calculation works for other ingredients. Here is a conversion from grams to cups for 1 gram of ingredients.
| Ingredients | Grams | Cups |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 1 g | 0.008 cups |
| Butter | 1 g | 0.004 cups |
| Coconut oil | 1 g | 0.005 cups |
| Granulated sugar | 1 g | 0.005 cups |
| Honey | 1 g | 0.003 cups |
| Maple syrup | 1 g | 0.003 cups |
| Milk | 1 g | 0.004 cups |
| Powdered sugar | 1 g | 0.008 cups |
| Pure water | 1 g | 0.004 cups |
Grams to cups conversions
The truth is that nobody has time for math calculations during cooking.
The conversion tables below are created to help you convert between grams and cups. But how to use them? Just select the ingredient that you are looking for to convert.
Sugar
How many cups are 200 grams of sugar? 200 grams of granulated sugar make 1 cup.
The same applies to brown sugar, but 200 grams of caster sugar make ⅔ cup plus 3 ½ tablespoons.
Granulated sugar
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ¼ cup |
| 75 | ⅓ cup + 2 tsp |
| 100 | ½ cup |
| 150 | ¾ cup |
| 200 | 1 cup |
| 250 | 1 ¼ cups |
| 300 | 1 ½ cup |
| 400 | 2 cups |
| 500 | 2 ½ cups |
Caster sugar/superfine sugar
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 ½ tbsp |
| 75 | ⅓ cup |
| 100 | ⅓ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 150 | ⅔ cup |
| 200 | ⅔ cup + 3 ½ tbsp |
| 250 | 1 cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 300 | 1 ¼ cups + 4 tsp |
| 400 | 1 ⅔ cups + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 500 | 2 cups + 3 ½ tbsp |
Brown sugar
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ¼ cup |
| 75 | ⅓ cup + 2 teaspoon |
| 100 | ½ cup |
| 150 | ¾ cup |
| 200 | 1 cup |
| 250 | 1 ¼ cups |
| 300 | 1 ½ cups |
| 400 | 2 cups |
| 500 | 2 ½ cups |
Coconut sugar
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ¼ cup + ½ tbsp |
| 75 | ⅓ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 100 | ½ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 150 | ¾ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 200 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp |
| 250 | 1 ⅓ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 300 | 1 ½ cups + 3 tbsp |
| 400 | 2 cups + 4 tbsp |
| 500 | 2 ⅔ cups + 2 tbsp |
Icing/powdered sugar
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 75 | ½ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 100 | ⅔ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 150 | 1 cup + 3 tbsp |
| 200 | 1 ½ cups + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 250 | 2 cups |
| 300 | 2 ⅓ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 400 | 3 cups + 3 tbsp |
| 500 | 4 cups |
Flour
How many cups are 250 grams of flour? 250 grams of flour make 2 cups. Another conversion will be for other types of flour.
All-purpose flour
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon |
| 75 | ½ cup + 1 ½ tablespoon |
| 100 | ⅔ cup + 2 tablespoon |
| 150 | 1 cup + 3 tablespoon |
| 200 | 1 ½ cups + 1 ½ tablespoon |
| 250 | 2 cups |
| 300 | 2 ⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon |
| 400 | 3 cups + 3 tablespoon |
| 500 | 4 cups |
Self-rising flour
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon |
| 75 | ½ cup + 1 ½ tablespoon |
| 100 | ⅔ cup + 2 tablespoon |
| 150 | 1 cup + 3 tablespoon |
| 200 | 1 ½ cups + 1 ½ tablespoon |
| 250 | 2 cups |
| 300 | 2 ⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon |
| 400 | 3 cups + 3 tablespoon |
| 500 | 4 cups |
Cake flour
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ½ cup |
| 75 | ¾ cup |
| 100 | 1 cup |
| 150 | 1 ½ cups |
| 200 | 2 cups |
| 250 | 2 ½ cups |
| 300 | 3 cups |
| 400 | 4 cups |
| 500 | 5 cups |
Gluten-free flour
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 4 tsp |
| 75 | ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 100 | ⅔ cup + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 150 | 1 cup + 3 ½ tbsp |
| 200 | 1 ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 250 | 2 cups + 2 ½ tsp |
| 300 | 2 ⅓ cups + 2 tbsp |
| 400 | 3 ¼ cups + 1 ½ tsp |
| 500 | 4 cups + 1 ½ tbsp |
Bread flour
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 75 | ½ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 100 | ⅔ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 150 | 1 cup + 3 tbsp |
| 200 | 1 ½ cups + 3 ½ tsp |
| 250 | 1 ⅔ cups + 5 tbsp |
| 300 | 2 ¼ cups + 2 tbsp |
| 400 | 3 cups + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 500 | 3 ⅔ cups + 4 ½ tbsp |
Whole wheat flour
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 2 ½ tsp |
| 75 | ½ cup + 4 tsp |
| 100 | ⅔ cup + 5 tsp |
| 150 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp |
| 200 | 1 ½ cups + 2 tsp |
| 250 | 1 ⅔ cups + 4 tbsp |
| 300 | 2 ¼ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 400 | 3 cups + 4 tsp |
| 500 | 3 ⅔ cups + 3 tbsp |
Cornflour (UK) / Cornstarch (US)
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup |
| 75 | ½ cup |
| 100 | ⅔ cup |
| 150 | 1 cup |
| 200 | 1 ⅓ cups |
| 250 | 1 ½ cup + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 300 | 2 cups |
| 400 | 2 ⅔ cups |
| 500 | 3 ⅓ cups |
Cocoa powder
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | ⅓ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 75 | ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 100 | ¾ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 150 | 1 ¼ cup + 1 tsp |
| 200 | 1 ⅔ cups + ½ tbsp |
| 250 | 2 cups + 2 tbsp |
| 300 | 2 ½ cups + ½ tbsp |
| 400 | 3 ¼ cups + 2 tbsp |
| 500 | 4 cups + 4 tbsp |
Fats
Butter
If you ever make an American recipe, you might find that the recipe calls for a stick of butter. But just how much butter is in a stick?
1 stick of butter = 113.4 g = 4 oz = ½ cup.
2 sticks of butter = 226.8 g = 8 oz = 1 cup.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 tablespoon + 1 ½ tsp |
| 75 | ⅓ cup |
| 100 | ¼ cup + 3 tablespoon |
| 150 | ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 200 | ¾ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 250 | 1 cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 300 | 1 ¼ cups + 1 tbsp |
| 400 | 1 ¾ cups + ½ tsp |
| 500 | 2 cups + 3 tbsp |
Margarine
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 tablespoon + 2 tsp |
| 75 | ⅓ cup + ½ tsp |
| 100 | ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 150 | ½ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 200 | ¾ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 250 | 1 cup + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 300 | 1 ¼ cups + 2 tbsp |
| 400 | 1 ¾ cups + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 500 | 2 ¼ cups + 2 ½ tsp |
Vegetable oil
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 tablespoon + 2 tsp |
| 75 | ¼ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 100 | ¼ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 150 | ½ cup + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 200 | ¾ cup + 2 ½ tablespoon |
| 250 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp |
| 300 | 1 ¼ cups + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 400 | 1 ¾ cups + 2 tsp |
| 500 | 2 cups + 4 tbsp |
Liquid ingredients
How many cups are 250 grams of water? 250 grams of water make 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon.
Water
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 ½ tbsp |
| 75 | 5 tablespoon |
| 100 | ⅓ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 150 | ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 200 | ¾ cup + 1 ½ tbsp |
| 250 | 1 cup + 1 tbsp |
| 300 | 1 ¼ cup + 1 tsp |
| 400 | 1 ½ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 500 | 2 cups + 2 tablespoon |
Milk
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 tbsp |
| 75 | 5 tablespoon |
| 100 | ¼ cup + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 150 | ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 200 | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 250 | 1 cup + ½ tbsp |
| 300 | 1 cup + 4 tbsp |
| 400 | 1 ½ cups + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 500 | 2 cups + 1 tbsp |
Whipping cream / heavy cream
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 50 | 3 ½ tbsp |
| 75 | ⅓ cup |
| 100 | ⅓ cup + ½ tbsp |
| 150 | ½ cup + 2 ½ tbsp |
| 200 | ¾ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 250 | 1 cup + 4 tsp |
| 300 | 1 ⅓ cup |
| 400 | 1 ½ cups + 4 tbsp |
| 500 | 2 cups + 2 ½ tbsp |
Eggs
This may surprise you, but professional chefs weigh whole eggs, egg whites, and yolks.
Let's convert eggs from grams to cups and egg shell-free whole eggs, whites, and yolks.
Whole eggs
The table below converts whole eggs from grams to cups and egg shell-free whole eggs of 5 different sizes.
| Grams | Cups | Small eggs | Medium eggs | Large eggs | Extra-large eggs | Jumbo eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.21 c | 1.32 | 1.14 | 1 | 0.89 | 0.79 |
| 100 g | 0.41 c | 2.63 | 2.27 | 2 | 1.79 | 1.59 |
| 150 g | 0.62 c | 3.95 | 3.41 | 3 | 2.68 | 2.38 |
| 200 g | 0.82 c | 5.26 | 4.55 | 4 | 3.57 | 3.17 |
| 250 g | 1 c | 6.58 | 5.68 | 5 | 4.46 | 3.97 |
Egg whites
The table below converts egg whites from grams to cups and egg whites from 5 various egg sizes.
| Grams | Cups | Small eggs | Medium eggs | Large eggs | Extra-large eggs | Jumbo eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.2 c | 2 | 1.72 | 1.52 | 1.32 | 1.19 |
| 100 g | 0.41 c | 4 | 3.45 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.38 |
| 150 g | 0.61 c | 6 | 5.17 | 4.55 | 4 | 3.57 |
| 200 g | 0.82 c | 8 | 6.9 | 6 | 5.41 | 4.76 |
| 250 g | 1 c | 10 | 8.62 | 7.58 | 6.76 | 5.95 |
Egg yolks
The table below converts egg yolks from grams to cups and egg yolks from 5 various egg sizes.
| Grams | Cups | Small eggs | Medium eggs | Large eggs | Extra-large eggs | Jumbo eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.21 c | 3.85 | 3.33 | 2.94 | 2.63 | 2.38 |
| 100 g | 0.41 c | 7.69 | 6.67 | 5.88 | 5.26 | 4.76 |
| 150 g | 0.62 c | 11.54 | 10 | 8.82 | 7.89 | 7.14 |
| 200 g | 0.83 c | 15.38 | 13.33 | 11.76 | 10.53 | 9.52 |
| 250 g | 1 c | 19.23 | 16.67 | 14.71 | 13.16 | 11.9 |
Kitchen scale or measuring cups
The most accurate way to measure food, including baking ingredients, is in mass measurements.
To be successful, you need to have a kitchen scale and know how many grams (or ounces) are in each serving of food.
Every kitchen should have a kitchen scale. This handy tool will give you the most dramatic results with your baking.
It weighs accurately, so there is less chance of error in measuring ingredients or making measurements on recipes.
It is an excellent investment that will pay off quickly - definitely worth having if you like doing things fast and accurately.
Don’t be afraid of it. Especially if you bake.
Sara Bir
Why you should use a kitchen scale
Really. You get along fine with cups.
You have a couple of sets of measuring cups and spoons.
Your mom and Grandma always measured ingredients in this way.
Why should you switch from using cups to a digital scale?
There are a few reasons why I would recommend weighing ingredients instead of using cups.
A scale gives the most accurate results.
Have you ever thought that the way you fluff and spoon (or even pack!) flour is different from one time to another?
The difference between flour measurements could get between 3 and 6 ounces!
Let's say you bake Banana Bread weekly, but it turns out denser this week than last. Yes, it is still delicious. No doubts.
But don't you want to get consistent baking results each time you bake? Sure, you want!
Or another example. Let's say that you bake a Sponge Cake, but its texture turns out completely different from a website where you found a recipe.
Why? Because every cook or baker uses their own style of measuring ingredients.
In the end, the flour should be measured by spoon and level method. It is well known.
But what if you measure it with a cup but dip it into flour?
You would end up with the packed flour and a heaped or scant cup. The amount of ingredients that fit into a heaped cup will be different each time.
A scant cup will contain less flour than required in the recipe since it literally means "just barely."
In baking, scant guides to an amount that barely reaches a cup, "just under a cup."
Professional chefs use a scale.
Yes, they rely on scales. What if I tell you that French chefs weigh everything, including eggs, water, milk, etc.
It seems weird if you are used to counting eggs and measuring liquids in cups.
You should visit a French boulangerie a few times and try the authentic croissant each time you go there.
It will taste the same every day. Why? Because bakers of that boulangerie get consistent baking results. That is what is excellent about kitchen scales.
It is fast to measure with a scale.
If you want to speed up your baking (without compromising the quality), you should definitely choose a kitchen scale.
Is it faster to weigh ingredients with a scale?
The answer is yes. What you need is just to place a mixing bowl onto a scale, weigh it and press the "zero" button.
Then add a few ingredients in one bowl, resting the scale to 0 after adding each ingredient.
Imagine if you make a Streusel Topping to sprinkle a quick bread. Then, with a digital scale, you will weigh regular flour, almond flour, sugar, and butter in a couple of minutes. Yes, you will use one bowl.
Using a volume method, you will get lots of extra utensils to wash: cups and spoons.
A cup is different for everyone.
Interestingly, measuring cups and spoons can vary from one brand to another.
Officially, the size of the US cup is 236.588 ml. However, the difference in the cup's size can be anywhere from 240 ml to 250 ml, which is huge!
This means that all cups sold are different, not just one large version.
If you have a few sets of measuring cups, you could experiment by comparing the quantities you get using them.
It is tricky to get into the cup.
Imagine if you need to measure chilled butter. It seems tricky to get it into the cup.
It is even worse to get out of the cup.
Have you ever measured softened butter or chocolate spread, for example, Nutella, with a cup?
It is doubtful that you could get everything out of the cup. Eventually, you will add less of the ingredient than the recipe requires.
Do you like washing dishes?
Imagine that you have a single set of baking cups and need to measure the flour, milk, and butter to make French crepes.
There are two options here. First, you will need to purchase a few measuring cups or wash and dry each cup before measuring the next ingredient.
Or you can buy a digital scale!
A good kitchen scale is not expensive.
The truth is that a good kitchen scale is cheap. For example, the Salter digital scale costs about 20 dollars.
I have been using the Escali kitchen scale since 2008. It is in perfect condition; I have only changed the batteries a couple of times.
What do I like the most about it?
- First, its glass surface is leakproof.
- Second, it provides weight readings in 0.1 oz. (1 g) increments.
- And finally, it is available in different colors (I look for aesthetics too).
Both brands, Salter and Escali, produce scales with accuracy at their finest. So you can choose one of them with confidence.
Do I need to convince you more?
Get a kitchen scale. Make your life easier. Period.
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Conclusion
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FAQ
0.8 cups or ⅘ US cups of flour are 100 grams.
1.6 cups of flour are 200 grams.
2.4 cups of flour are 300 grams.
2.8 cups of flour are 350 grams.
3.2 cups of flour are 400 grams.
4 cups of flour are 500 grams.
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