Grams to Cups by Ingredient
The weight of 1 cup, 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon for every ingredient on the site, with how it's measured and where the number comes from.
Quick answer
A US cup weighs anywhere from 86 g (cocoa powder) to 339 g (honey), depending on the ingredient. Use the chart to find the grams per cup, tablespoon or teaspoon for what you're baking, then open the ingredient's page for its full chart and measuring tips.
Grams in a cup, tablespoon and teaspoon
| Ingredient | 1 cup | 1 tbsp | 1 tsp | How it's measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 125 g | 7.8 g | 2.6 g | spooned and leveled | USDA |
| Granulated sugar | 200 g | 12.5 g | 4.2 g | scooped and leveled | USDA |
| Butter | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.7 g | packed, softened | USDA |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 220 g | 13.8 g | 4.6 g | firmly packed | USDA |
| Powdered sugar | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g | unsifted, spooned and leveled | USDA |
| Milk | 244 g | 15.3 g | 5.1 g | liquid measuring cup | USDA |
| White rice (uncooked) | 185 g | 11.6 g | 3.9 g | uncooked long-grain, leveled | USDA |
| Honey | 339 g | 21.2 g | 7.1 g | liquid measuring cup | USDA |
| Water | 237 g | 14.8 g | 4.9 g | liquid measuring cup | Density of water |
| Rolled oats | 89 g | 5.6 g | 1.9 g | old-fashioned, leveled | King Arthur |
| Bread flour | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g | spooned and leveled | King Arthur |
| Cake flour | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g | spooned and leveled | King Arthur |
| Whole wheat flour | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g | spooned and leveled | USDA |
| Almond flour | 96 g | 6 g | 2 g | spooned, not packed | King Arthur |
| Coconut flour | 128 g | 8 g | 2.7 g | spooned and leveled | King Arthur |
| Cocoa powder (unsweetened) | 86 g | 5.4 g | 1.8 g | sifted if lumpy, spooned and leveled | USDA |
| Peanut butter | 256 g | 16 g | 5.3 g | pressed in, leveled | Nutrition label (2 tbsp = 32 g) |
| Chocolate chips | 170 g | 10.6 g | 3.5 g | scooped and leveled | King Arthur |
| Cream cheese | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.7 g | softened, pressed in | King Arthur |
| Plain yogurt | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.7 g | stirred, leveled | King Arthur |
Ingredient guides
Each of these has a full grams-to-cups chart, cups-to-grams chart and measuring tips:
- All-purpose flour (125 g per cup)
- Granulated sugar (200 g)
- Butter (227 g)
- Brown sugar, packed (220 g)
- Powdered sugar (120 g)
- Milk (244 g)
- White rice, uncooked (185 g)
- Honey (339 g)
- Water (237 g)
- Rolled oats (89 g)
The other ingredients in the chart are all available in the converter’s ingredient list.
How to read the chart
- 1 cup is a US cup, 236.6 ml.
- How it’s measured matters: “spooned and leveled” means spoon the ingredient into the cup and level it with a knife; “packed” means press it in firmly.
- Source is where the weight per cup comes from. We use USDA FoodData Central household measures and, where noted, King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart. Details are on how we calculate.