Grams to cups
Pick an ingredient and enter the grams from a metric recipe to see how many cups to measure.
250 g of all-purpose flour
2⅛ cups
2.08 cups · 33.3 tablespoons
Spooned into the cup and leveled, not scooped.
| US cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 g |
| ¼ cup | 30 g |
| ⅓ cup | 40 g |
| ½ cup | 60 g |
| ⅔ cup | 80 g |
| ¾ cup | 90 g |
| 1 cup | 120 g |
| 1½ cups | 180 g |
| 2 cups | 240 g |
| 3 cups | 360 g |
How it works
From a scale to a measuring cup
Every ingredient has its own weight per cup, because a cup measures volume. The converter divides the grams by that weight and rounds to the nearest measure you can actually fill: ⅛, ¼, ⅓, ½, ⅔ or ¾ of a cup.
Weights for dry ingredients, butter and syrups follow King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart, for a level US cup. See all of them in the cups to grams table.
Tips for measuring
- Spoon flour into the cup and level it with a knife; don’t scoop or shake it.
- Pack brown sugar firmly, so it holds the cup’s shape when turned out.
- For sticky honey or syrup, oil the cup first so it all slides out.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of flour?
About ⅞ of a cup, or 0.83 cups, of all-purpose flour, spooned into the cup and leveled. 250 grams is just over 2 cups.
How many cups is 100 grams of sugar?
Half a cup of granulated sugar, as one cup weighs about 198 grams. For powdered sugar, 100 grams is closer to ⅞ of a cup.
Why are results shown as fractions?
Measuring cups come in fractions: ¼, ⅓, ½ and so on. The result is rounded to the nearest common measure, and the exact number of cups and tablespoons is shown below it.
Should I convert grams to cups at all?
If you have a kitchen scale, weigh instead: it is faster and more accurate. Converting is for when you only have measuring cups. For small amounts, tablespoons are more precise than fractions of a cup.