Cups to Grams Converter
Translating an American cup recipe onto a kitchen scale is the single best upgrade a baker can make — and the trick is that the answer depends on the ingredient: a cup of flour is 125 g, a cup of sugar 200 g, a cup of butter 227 g. Choose the ingredient and both directions convert with the correct density.
Cup measurements vary by up to 20% depending on how firmly you scoop; grams never vary. Translate the recipe once with this converter, weigh after that, and your bakes stop varying with them.
How to use
- Choose the ingredient from the dropdown list.
- Type the number of cups — the gram weight appears instantly (or go the other way).
- Weigh to the gram on your scale; note the translation on the recipe card for next time.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 2 cups of flour?
About 250 g, at the standard 125 g per leveled cup. If the original recipe scooped heavily, the author may have meant closer to 280 g — one more reason weight recipes win.
How many grams is a cup of butter?
227 g — which is exactly one US stick-based convenience: a 1-pound butter pack is 2 cups. Most butter wrappers print tablespoon and cup markings on the side.
Is 1 cup always 240 grams?
Only for water and milk. Dense ingredients (sugar 200 g, honey 340 g) and light ones (oats 90 g, powdered sugar 120 g) differ wildly — always convert by ingredient.
What is 250 grams in cups?
Depends entirely on the ingredient: 2 cups of flour, 1.25 cups of granulated sugar, about 1.1 cups of butter. Pick the ingredient in the converter above.