Cup & Gram

1/3 Cup of Water in Grams

1/3 cup of water weighs 80 grams (about 2.8 oz), based on 240 g per US cup (1 US cup = 240 ml). That's the same as 5.3 tablespoons of water. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.

Water — all cup fractions in grams

Cups of water to grams (240 g per cup)
CupsGramsOunces
¼ cups 60 g 2.1 oz
⅓ cups 80 g 2.8 oz
½ cups 120 g 4.2 oz
⅔ cups 160 g 5.6 oz
¾ cups 180 g 6.3 oz
1 cup 240 g 8.5 oz
1½ cups 360 g 12.7 oz
2 cups 480 g 16.9 oz

How to measure 1/3 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.

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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.