Recipes from Europe and Australia use grams or metric cups (250 ml); American recipes use 236.6 ml cups. Choosing the right cup size and ingredient makes the conversion accurate to within a few grams.
How to use the Grams to Cups Converter
- Ingredient
- Grams per US cup (custom ingredient)
- Weight
- Cup size
- Every result field is editable: type into Cups and Weight plus every other field update to match.
Results update as you type, and every field accepts the units shown in its menu.
How it works
Choose the ingredient and cup size, then enter the weight in grams (or type cups into the result).
Inputs explained
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Ingredient | Choose one: Water, Milk, Buttermilk, Heavy cream (36–40% fat) … |
| Grams per US cup (custom ingredient) | A number |
| Weight | Units: g, oz, lb, kg |
| Cup size | Choose one: US cup (236.6 ml), US legal cup (240 ml), Metric cup (250 ml), Imperial cup (284 ml) |
Example values
How the main result changes when Weight changes and everything else stays at the example values above:
| Weight (g) | Cups |
|---|---|
| 125 | 1.042 |
| 187.5 | 1.562 |
| 250 | 2.083 |
| 312.5 | 2.604 |
| 375 | 3.125 |
| 500 | 4.167 |
Formula
Cups = grams ÷ (density × cup volume)
Density = grams per US cup ÷ 236.6 ml
Worked example
Inputs — Ingredient: All-purpose flour; Weight: 250 g; Cup size: US cup (236.6 ml).
Results — Cups = 2.083; Tablespoons = 33.3; Millilitres = 493.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 g of flour?
Just over ¾ cup (0.83 US cup) of all-purpose flour.
How many cups is 250 g of sugar?
About 1¼ US cups of granulated sugar.
How many grams in a metric cup of flour?
About 127 g.