Cups to Grams Converter
A US cup of flour weighs 120 grams, a cup of sugar 200 grams, and a cup of butter 227 grams — cups measure volume, so the weight always depends on the ingredient. Use the converter or jump to your ingredient's chart below.
250 cups All-purpose flour = 30000 g
Based on 120 g per US cup.
Quick chart — common cups to grams
| Cups | Flour | Sugar | Powdered Sugar | Brown Sugar | Honey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ cups | 30 g | 50 g | 30 g | 53 g | 85 g |
| ⅓ cups | 40 g | 67 g | 40 g | 71 g | 113 g |
| ½ cups | 60 g | 100 g | 60 g | 107 g | 170 g |
| ⅔ cups | 80 g | 133 g | 80 g | 142 g | 227 g |
| ¾ cups | 90 g | 150 g | 90 g | 160 g | 255 g |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 200 g | 120 g | 213 g | 340 g |
| 1½ cups | 180 g | 300 g | 180 g | 320 g | 510 g |
| 2 cups | 240 g | 400 g | 240 g | 426 g | 680 g |
| 3 cups | 360 g | 600 g | 360 g | 639 g | 1020 g |
What is half a cup in grams?
It depends on the ingredient — 60 g of flour, 100 g of sugar, 113 g of butter. Generic answers for every common fraction: 1/4 cup · 1/3 cup · half a cup · 3/4 cup · 1 cup in grams.
By ingredient
- 1 cup of flour in grams — 120 g
- 1 cup of sugar in grams — 200 g
- 1 cup of powdered sugar in grams — 120 g
- 1 cup of brown sugar in grams — 213 g
- 1 cup of honey in grams — 340 g
- 1 cup of butter in grams — 227 g
- 1 cup of milk in grams — 245 g
- 1 cup of rice in grams — 185 g
- 1 cup of oats in grams — 89 g
- 1 cup of chocolate chips in grams — 170 g
- 1 cup of cocoa powder in grams — 84 g
- 1 cup of water in grams — 240 g
The reverse converter is at grams to cups. The full 69-ingredient density table lives there too.
Data verified 2026-08-20 · Methodology & sources