A cup of flour and a cup of sugar do not weigh the same, and a cup of flour can differ by 20% depending on how it was scooped. Weighing is more reliable. These are typical values for a US cup (236.6 ml), the same table the Cups to Grams Converter uses; scale a whole recipe with the Recipe Scaler.
Typical weights
| Ingredient | Per US cup (g) | Per tablespoon (g) | Per teaspoon (g) | Per 250 ml cup (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 125 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 132 |
| Bread flour | 127 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 134 |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 213 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 225 |
| Butter | 227 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 240 |
| Cake flour | 114 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 120 |
| Chocolate chips | 170 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 180 |
| Cocoa powder | 85 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 90 |
| Granulated sugar | 200 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 211 |
| Honey | 340 | 21.2 | 7.1 | 359 |
| Milk | 245 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 259 |
| Olive oil | 216 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 228 |
| Peanut butter | 258 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 273 |
| Powdered sugar | 120 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 127 |
| Rolled oats | 90 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 95 |
| Table salt | 292 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 309 |
| Vegetable oil | 218 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 230 |
| Water | 237 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 250 |
| White rice (uncooked) | 185 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 195 |
| Whole wheat flour | 120 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 127 |
| Yogurt | 245 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 259 |
Tips
- Spoon flour into the cup and level it; scooping with the cup packs in up to 20 % more.
- Brown sugar is measured packed, white sugar and flour loose.
- Treat the values as a guide: brands, humidity and fineness shift them by 10 % or more.
- A US tablespoon is 1/16 cup (14.8 ml) and a teaspoon 1/48 cup (4.9 ml). Australian tablespoons are 20 ml.
- For liquids close to water (milk, yogurt) a cup is about 240 g, and metric recipes use a 250 ml cup.