500 Grams of Flour to Cups
500 grams of all-purpose flour is 4 cups, spooned and leveled. That's also what a standard 500 g bag of flour holds.
Tip: Spoon flour into the cup and level it with a knife. Scooping straight from the bag packs in up to 30 g extra.
500 g of all-purpose flour equals 4 US cups, based on 125 g per spooned and leveled cup (USDA). With King Arthur Baking's 120 g cup, 500 g is about 4 cups + 2 ½ tablespoons. If you scoop flour from the bag, 500 g fills only about 3 ⅓ cups, so spoon and level.
Flour grams to cups
| Grams | Cups | Tbsp |
|---|---|---|
| 180 g | 1 ⅓ cups + 1.5 tbsp | 23 tbsp |
| 200 g | 1 ½ cups + 1.5 tbsp | 25.6 tbsp |
| 225 g | 1 ¾ cups + 1 tbsp | 28.8 tbsp |
| 250 g | 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 300 g | 2 ⅓ cups + 1 tbsp | 38.4 tbsp |
| 350 g | 2 ¾ cups + 1 tbsp | 44.8 tbsp |
| 400 g | 3 cups + 3 tbsp | 51.2 tbsp |
| 450 g | 3 ½ cups + 1.5 tbsp | 57.6 tbsp |
| 500 g | 4 cups | 64 tbsp |
Measuring 500 g of flour without a scale
Spoon flour into a 1 cup measure and level it, four times. Stir the flour between cups so it doesn’t settle. Four level cups is 500 g.
500 g in bread recipes
Many bread recipes are built around 500 g of flour because it makes one standard loaf. In those recipes the water is usually given as a percentage of the flour weight, so 500 g of flour at 65% hydration needs 325 g of water, which is about 1 ⅓ cups + 2 teaspoons. Because bread is sensitive to small changes, it’s the one place where a kitchen scale really pays off.
500 g of other flours
| Flour | 500 g in cups |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour (125 g/cup) | 4 cups |
| Bread flour (120 g/cup) | 4 cups + 2.5 tbsp |
| Whole wheat flour (120 g/cup) | 4 cups + 2.5 tbsp |
| Almond flour (96 g/cup) | 5 cups + 3.5 tbsp |
See also: how many cups in a bag of flour and the full flour chart.
Questions
How many cups is 500 grams of flour?
500 g of all-purpose flour is 4 cups when spooned and leveled.
How many cups is 500 grams of bread flour?
About 4 cups + 2 ½ tablespoons, based on 120 g per cup (King Arthur Baking). Bread recipes are where weighing helps most.
How many cups are in a 500 g bag of flour?
About 4 cups of all-purpose flour. A 1 kg bag holds about 8 cups and a 5 lb bag about 18 cups.
Is 500 g of flour the same as 1 lb?
Close but not quite. 1 lb is 454 g, so 500 g is about 1.1 lb, or 1 lb 1.6 oz.