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Home » All Recipes » Convert grams to cups – cookery conversion calculator

Convert grams to cups – cookery conversion calculator

Author: VJ Published : May 2020 Modified : September 2022 / 6 people have commented

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Does the fabulous recipe you just found have the ingredients listed in the wrong measurements? No problem. I’ve developed this handy cookery conversion calculator to help you convert any recipe into your preferred measurements. You can convert grams to cups, cups to tablespoons, ounces to grams, and even convert your recipes into millilitres! And of course if you want to convert cups to grams I’ve got you covered too. The calculator converts both ways!

List of available conversions.
Plus, I’ve just added a calculator to convert oven temperatures between Celcius, Fahrenheit, and Gas Mark.

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Table Of Contents
  1. Convert grams to cups
  2. Convert oven temperatures
  3. How to use the calculators
  4. Cup measurements
  5. A measuring scale is more accurate
  6. Useful conversions
  7. Convert US cups to tablespoons
  8. Convert Grams to Ounces
  9. Convert US cups to Millilitres and Metric cups
  10. Other measurements
  11. Ingredients used in calculator
  12. Pin for reference

Convert grams to cups

It is so frustrating to find a fabulous recipe, only to find the ingredients are listed in grams, when you prefer to measure your ingredients in cups. I’m often seeing comments on recipes in various Facebook recipe sharing groups along the lines of ‘Oh I’d love to make this recipe, but I don’t know how to convert grams to cups’.

Select an ingredient
Convert from
Amount to convert (eg 100 or .5)
Result
Grams US Cups
Ounces Metric Cups
Millilitres Tablespoons

And did you know that the query 'convert grams to cups' is searched on Google tens of thousands of times per month?

To make life a little bit easier, I've put together this handy calculator that allows you to convert from grams to cups, from cups to grams, from cups to ounces, and even from millilitres to tablespoons.

Why not add this page to your internet bookmarks so you can find it easily next time you need to convert your ingredients from grams to cups.

Convert oven temperatures

If you need to convert oven temperatures, I've got you covered too. Just select the unit (Celsius, Fahrenheit or Gas), enter the temperature and this calculator will convert it for you.

Unit
Temperature (Enter a number)
Result
° Celsius
° Fahrenheit
Gas Mark

How to use the calculators

Grams to cups

I think the most common conversion is from grams to cups, as we convert between US and English recipes, but I know my South African readers would want to convert their recipes into millilitres.

  • Select an ingredient -Select the ingredient you want from the drop down list. To make it easy to find the ingredient you are looking for, I have listed them alphabetically. Alternatively, enter a letter and the list will display the first ingredient starting with that letter. There is a comprehensive list of ingredients to select from and I will be adding more ingredients periodically.
  • Select the unit to convert from - this is the measurement in the original recipe. For example if the original recipe states 100 grams, select 'Grams' from the dropdown list. You can select from Grams, US cups, Metric cups, Ounces, Millilitres or Tablespoons.
  • Enter the amount you want to convert from into the 'Amount to convert' field - this must be a number. For example, to convert 100 grams of flour, enter 100, or to if you are converting from cups and would like to convert 1/2 cup of flour, enter .5.
  • Press the convert button - the conversions will be displayed in the table below the calculator. You can convert anything between grams, US cups, Metric cups, ounces, millilitres and tablespoons.

If the results of the cup conversions do not work out to whole cups, the results will show as cups + tablespoons.

If there is a particular ingredient you want, that isn't on the list, please let me know (you can email me at [email protected]). Otherwise just request it in the comments below and I will add it for you.

Temperature

Select your preferred unit of heat - either Celsius, Fahrenheit or Gas Mark. Enter the degrees in the Temperature field. Press 'Convert' and the calculator will display the corresponding temperatures for you.

Cup measurements

Depending on where you live in the world, a cup size can differ. In the US, the standard cup size is 240 ml. The rest of the western world uses the metric cup size which is 250 ml. Because there is such a small difference between US and metric cups (10 ml - or 2 teaspoons), it shouldn't make too much difference to your recipe if you use either cup. Just use the same measuring cup for all ingredients in your recipe.

With the exception of the metric cup measurements, all the calculations are based on the US cups.

The calculations for ounces are for weight , not volume. Fluid ounces are not included.

A measuring scale is more accurate

To be perfectly honest, I find I get a more accurate result if I use my measuring scales rather than measuring cups. I use this measuring scale. I like it because it has a large bowl to hold the ingredients, and you can set it to weigh ingredients in either grams or ounces.

There is a reason for this. The weight of ingredients in a cup can vary depending on a number of factors:

  • how tightly packed the cup is.
  • whether the flour has been sifted before being packed into the cup.
  • how evenly the top of the cup has been levelled.

As you can see from the pictures below there is a 20 gram difference between 2 cups of flour. The first has been scooped and levelled and the second has been packed slightly before being levelled. If you were to pack the flour even more firmly in the cup, the weight would go up even more.

You will also get different results for ingredients that have to be chopped, eg nuts, as the amount you will get in the cup will vary depending on how small the nuts have been chopped.

My advice to you would be invest in an electronic scale and get perfect results every time.

Useful conversions

Here are a few standard conversions that you may find useful.

Convert US cups to tablespoons

1 tablespoon = 1/16th cup - there are 16 tablespoons in one cup

1 cup16 tablespoons
15/16 cup3/4 cup + 3 tablespoon
7/8 cup3/4 cup + 2 tablespoon
13/16 cup3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon
3/4 cup12 tablespoons
11/16 cup1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons
5/8 cup1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons
9/16 cup1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon
1/2 cup8 tablespoons
7/16 cup1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons
3/8 cup1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons
5/16 cup1/4 cup + 1 tablespoons
1/4 cup4 tablespoons
3/16 cup3 tablespoons
1/8 cup2 tablespoons
1/16 cup1 tablespoon

Convert Grams to Ounces

These amount are rounded to the most sensible result.

10 grams0.25 ounces
20 grams0.75 ounces
30 grams1 ounce
50 grams1 3/4 ounces
75 grams2 3/4 ounces
100 grams3 1/2 ounces
150 grams5 1/4 ounces
200 grams7 ounces
225 grams8 ounces

Convert US cups to Millilitres and Metric cups

There is not much difference between a US cup and a Metric cup, and as long as you stick to the same cup for your recipe there should not be any noticable difference in the outcome.

  • 1 US cup =16 tablespoons / 240 ml / 0.95 metric cups
  • 1 metric cup = 16.6 tablespoons / 250 ml / 1.06 US cups
US CupMetric CupMillilitres
.25 .2460 ml
.26.2562.5
.5.47120
.53.5125
.75.71180
.79.75187.5
1.95240
1.061250

Other measurements

  • 1 teaspoon = 5 millilitres
  • 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
  • 1 tablespoon = 15 millilitres
  • 1 pound = 16 ounces
  • 1 ounce = 28.35 grams
  • 1 gram = 0.035274 ounces
  • 2 cups = 1 pint
  • 1 stick butter (US) = 113 grams (or 4 ounces)

Ingredients used in calculator

Different ingredients have different weights. By volume, 1 cup of sugar is heavier than 1 cup of flour. This has been taken into consideration in the calculations.

I've included the most common ingredients in the dropdown list. If there are any you would like added, just leave me a comment and I'll be more than happy to update the calculator for you.

While I have made every effort to get these measures accurate. If you feel that I have made a mistake, please let me know so that I can correct it.

Calculations have been based on the number of grams in a standard US Cup (240 ml) .

Pin for reference

Why not bookmark this cookery conversion calculator so you can reference it later, or pin it to your pinterest board so you can find it easily when you need it. Just click the image below.

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About VJ

In my previous life, I was an IT Consultant. Now that I've swapped an office for a kitchen I have a lot more time to spend on things that interest me such as trying out new recipes. Most of my cooking is based around quick and easy meals, and you'll probably find a little South African influence creeping in due to the many years I spent there.

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Comments

  1. Jamie

    12 February 2022 at 7:10 pm

    Hello,

    Thank you for the converter, Can you add things like table salt, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds to the converter? Not sure if they are readily available to you. But would really help a lot.

    Thank you

    Reply
    • VJ

      12 February 2022 at 7:46 pm

      Good idea – thank you. Give me a day or two to see what I can do. Linseeds are already up there so mustard seeds would be similar. I’ll take a look at the others for you.

      Reply
  2. Annalee

    10 November 2021 at 3:17 pm

    Thank you very much for this calculator. Every other one I found looked like it had been created by someone who never cooked. I really appreciate you taking the time to create an accurate converter that I can trust! your recipes look wonderful as well and I will definitely be back to read more!

    Reply
    • VJ

      10 November 2021 at 4:29 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for your lovely comment. If you think of anything I can do that would improve the calculator please let me know 🙂
      Hope you enjoy the recipes!
      VJ x

      Reply
  3. Krisry

    2 October 2020 at 10:10 pm

    Will you please add onions to the list

    Reply
    • VJ

      3 October 2020 at 1:59 pm

      Hi Krisry – It would be difficult to add things like onions / carrots / potatoes etc because the amount in the cup would vary depending on how large the pieces are cut. The smaller the onion is cut, the more pieces will fit into a cup, and the heavier the cup would be. However, what I will do is add a chart showing the approximate weights and measures for onions and other common vegetables. Just give me a day or so and I’ll publish it.
      VJ x

      Reply

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