Cooking Measurement Converter
Convert cups, tbsp, tsp, fl oz and ml, grams and ounces, or turn a volume into grams for flour, sugar, butter, milk, oil, honey and water. How it works
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About the Cooking Measurement Converter
1 US cup is 236.59 ml, 16 tablespoons, 48 teaspoons or 8 fluid ounces. To turn a cup into grams the converter needs the ingredient: it gives 120.00 g of all-purpose flour, 198.00 g of granulated sugar, 226.00 g of butter and 339.00 g of honey per cup, from King Arthur Baking and USDA weights.
One unit expressed in each other volume unit
| From | cup | tbsp | tsp | fl oz | ml |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 1.00 | 16.00 | 48.00 | 8.00 | 236.59 |
| 1 tbsp | 0.063 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 0.500 | 14.79 |
| 1 tsp | 0.021 | 0.333 | 1.00 | 0.167 | 4.93 |
| 1 fl oz | 0.125 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 29.57 |
| 1 ml | 0.0042 | 0.068 | 0.203 | 0.034 | 1.00 |
US customary units, rounded as the converter rounds: 2 decimals from 1 up, 3 decimals from 0.01 to 1 and 4 decimals from 0.001 to 0.01.
Grams in common measures of seven ingredients
| Ingredient | Density (g/ml) | 1 cup | 1 tbsp | 1 tsp | Ounces per cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 1 | 236.59 g | 14.79 g | 4.93 g | 8.35 oz |
| Milk (whole) | 1.03133 | 244.00 g | 15.25 g | 5.08 g | 8.61 oz |
| All-purpose flour | 0.50721 | 120.00 g | 7.50 g | 2.50 g | 4.23 oz |
| Granulated sugar | 0.8369 | 198.00 g | 12.38 g | 4.13 g | 6.98 oz |
| Butter | 0.95525 | 226.00 g | 14.13 g | 4.71 g | 7.97 oz |
| Cooking oil | 0.8369 | 198.00 g | 12.38 g | 4.13 g | 6.98 oz |
| Honey | 1.43287 | 339.00 g | 21.19 g | 7.06 g | 11.96 oz |
Volume × the converter’s density. Each density is a published weight divided by the volume it was weighed in: King Arthur Baking for flour (spooned and leveled), sugar, butter and oil, USDA FoodData Central for milk and honey, and 1 g per ml for water. Real values vary with temperature, brand and packing.
Grams in common measures of twelve more ingredients
| Ingredient | Density (g/ml) | 1 cup | 1 tbsp | 1 tsp | Ounces per cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple syrup | 1.319 | 312.06 g | 19.50 g | 6.50 g | 11.01 oz |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 0.9 | 212.93 g | 13.31 g | 4.44 g | 7.51 oz |
| Powdered sugar (unsifted) | 0.478 | 113.09 g | 7.07 g | 2.36 g | 3.99 oz |
| Table salt | 1.217 | 287.93 g | 18.00 g | 6.00 g | 10.16 oz |
| Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) | 0.541 | 127.99 g | 8.00 g | 2.67 g | 4.51 oz |
| Kosher salt (Morton) | 1.082 | 255.99 g | 16.00 g | 5.33 g | 9.03 oz |
| Cocoa powder | 0.355 | 83.99 g | 5.25 g | 1.75 g | 2.96 oz |
| Long-grain rice (dry) | 0.837 | 198.02 g | 12.38 g | 4.13 g | 6.99 oz |
| Rolled oats | 0.376 | 88.96 g | 5.56 g | 1.85 g | 3.14 oz |
| Chocolate chips | 0.719 | 170.11 g | 10.63 g | 3.54 g | 6.00 oz |
| Almonds (whole) | 0.6 | 141.95 g | 8.87 g | 2.96 g | 5.01 oz |
| Walnuts (chopped) | 0.478 | 113.09 g | 7.07 g | 2.36 g | 3.99 oz |
Each density is a King Arthur Baking chart weight divided by the volume it was weighed in, rounded to three decimals, so 1 cup comes back within a gram of the chart.
How to use this tool
- Choose Volume, Weight or Volume ↔ Weight.
- Type the amount (a plain number such as 12.5, with no exponent) and pick the units. In Volume ↔ Weight, also pick one of 19 ingredients or Custom density and type a density in g/ml.
- Read the result, which the line under the converter repeats in full (for example 1 cup = 120.00 g). The swap button reverses the units in Volume and Weight modes, and in Volume ↔ Weight it reverses the direction, from grams to a volume.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams are in a cup of flour?
- The converter gives 120.00 g (4.23 oz) for a cup of all-purpose flour at 0.50721 g/ml, which is King Arthur Baking’s 120 g for a cup spooned into the measure and leveled. A cup scooped straight from the bag packs in more flour, so weigh it when a recipe depends on it.
- How many grams are in a stick of butter?
- A US stick is 8 tablespoons, half a cup. The converter gives 113.00 g (3.99 oz) at 0.95525 g/ml, the density taken from King Arthur’s 113 g for 8 tablespoons.
- How many ml are in a cup, a tablespoon and a teaspoon?
- A US cup is 236.59 ml, a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon is 4.93 ml. NIST lists the cup as 236.5882 ml.
- Can I convert grams to cups?
- Yes. In Volume ↔ Weight press Swap direction, then type the grams: 250 g of all-purpose flour gives 2.08 cups, the same as 250 ÷ 120.00 = 2.08 cups from the table. The Cooking Scale Converter does grams to cups from the same weighed-cup figures for 24 ingredients.
- Is a fluid ounce the same as an ounce by weight?
- No. A US fluid ounce is 29.57 ml and an ounce is 28.35 g. A fluid ounce of water weighs 29.57 g at 1 g/ml, which is 1.04 oz.
- Do these grams match King Arthur’s chart?
- For flour, sugar, butter and oil, yes: each density is the chart’s weight divided by the volume it was weighed in, so a cup of sugar comes out at 198.00 g and a cup of oil at 198.00 g, both the chart’s 198 g. Water and milk differ. King Arthur lists 227 g for a cup of either, which is 8 ounces by weight, a rule of thumb. The converter uses 1 g per ml for water, 236.59 g a cup, and USDA FoodData Central’s 244 g for whole milk, 244.00 g a cup.
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