Cups to Grams: Baking Ingredient Weight Chart
Updated September 25, 2026
A cup measures volume, not weight, so a cup of flour and a cup of honey weigh very different amounts. Use the chart below to convert common baking ingredients from US cups to grams, or open any ingredient for full conversion tables, an instant converter and measuring tips.
Ingredient weight chart
| Ingredient | 1 cup | 1/2 cup | 1 tbsp | Ounces per cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 120 g | 60 g | 7.5 g | 4.2 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 113 g | 57 g | 7.1 g | 4 oz |
| Almond Flour | 96 g | 48 g | 6 g | 3.4 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 198 g | 99 g | 12 g | 7 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 213 g | 107 g | 13 g | 7.5 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 113 g | 57 g | 7.1 g | 4 oz |
| Butter | 227 g | 113 g | 14 g | 8 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 84 g | 42 g | 5.3 g | 3 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 89 g | 45 g | 5.6 g | 3.1 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 170 g | 85 g | 11 g | 6 oz |
| Honey | 336 g | 168 g | 21 g | 11.9 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 198 g | 99 g | 12 g | 7 oz |
Brown sugar is firmly packed, powdered sugar is unsifted, and rice is uncooked long-grain white rice. Flours and cocoa are spooned into the cup and leveled.
How to measure by the cup
How you fill the cup matters as much as what's in it. For flour, almond flour, cocoa and powdered sugar, spoon the ingredient into a dry measuring cup and sweep off the excess; scooping straight from the bag packs it down and can add a lot of extra weight. Granulated sugar, oats, rice and chocolate chips can be scooped and leveled. Brown sugar is the exception that should be packed firmly. Liquids such as honey go in a liquid measuring cup, read at eye level.
A digital kitchen scale avoids all of this. Set the bowl on the scale, press tare, and add each ingredient until you reach the weight in grams.
Not every cup is the same size
The weights on this site use the US customary cup. If your recipe or measuring cup comes from somewhere else, the amount can differ by 5% or more.
| Cup | Volume | Where you'll see it |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 236.6 mL | American recipes and measuring cups |
| US nutrition label cup | 240 mL | Serving sizes on US food labels |
| Metric cup | 250 mL | Recipes from Australia, New Zealand and Canada |
| Japanese cup | 200 mL | Japanese recipes and measuring cups |
| Rice cooker cup | 180 mL | The small cup packed with most rice cookers |
To convert the grams in this chart for a 250 mL metric cup, multiply by about 1.06.
Sources and method
Cup weights come from King Arthur Baking's Ingredient Weight Chart; butter follows the US standard of 113 g per stick. Half-cup and tablespoon figures are calculated from the cup weight. Real-world weights shift a few percent with brand, humidity and technique, so weigh when precision matters.
Need other kitchen units, like milliliters or fluid ounces? Try the kitchen unit converter.