1/4 Cup of Water in Grams

1/4 cup of water weighs 60 grams (about 2.1 oz), based on 240 g per US cup (1 US cup = 240 ml). That's the same as 4 tablespoons of water. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.

A 1/4 cup measure is the smallest scoop in a standard set, so this one you almost certainly own. Two of them make 1/2 cup (120 g) and four make a full cup (240 g).

How much is 1/4 cup of water?

1/4 cup of water in every unit
Grams	60 g
Milliliters	60 ml
Ounces (weight)	2.1 oz
Tablespoons	4 tbsp
Teaspoons	12 tsp
Density used	240 g per US cup

No 1/4 cup measure? Use spoons

1/4 cup is exactly 4 tablespoons, which is 60 g of water. Measuring spoons are stamped to a tighter tolerance than cups, so for small amounts the spoon route is usually the more accurate one even when you do own the cup.

Halving and doubling 1/4 cup

Scaling a recipe is the usual reason this conversion comes up, and grams scale cleanly where cup fractions do not:

Scaling 1/4 cup of water
Recipe	Cups	Grams	Spoons
Half	⅛ cup	30 g	2 tablespoons
As written	¼ cup	60 g	4 tablespoons
Double	½ cup	120 g	8 tablespoons

Nearby amounts

Cups of water to grams (240 g per cup)
Cups	Grams	Ounces
¼ cups	60 g	2.1 oz
⅓ cups	80 g	2.8 oz
½ cups	120 g	4.2 oz

Every cup fraction of water in grams — the full chart.

How to measure 1/4 cup of water

Water is the reference ingredient: 1 US cup (240 ml) weighs 240 g, so grams and milliliters are interchangeable. Any liquid measuring cup works; read at eye level.

1/4 cup of other ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour in grams — 30 g
1/4 cup granulated sugar in grams — 50 g
1/4 cup powdered sugar in grams — 30 g
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed) in grams — 53 g
1/4 cup honey in grams — 85 g

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250 cups Water = 60000 g

Based on 240 g per US cup.

Reverse conversion: grams of water to cups.

Density 240 g/cup — sources: density (1.00 g/ml), USDA FoodData Central. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.