Cooking Measurement Converter
Needed only between volume and weight
Volume
| teaspoon (US) | 48 |
|---|---|
| tablespoon (US) | 16 |
| fluid ounce (US) | 8 |
| cup (US) | 1 |
| pint (US) | 0.5≈ ½ |
| quart (US) | 0.25≈ ¼ |
| millilitre | 237 |
| litre | 0.24≈ ¼ |
| cup (metric, 250 mL) | 0.95 |
| tablespoon (Australia, 20 mL) | 11.8 |
| pint (UK) | 0.42 |
Weight of all-purpose flour
| gram | 125 |
|---|---|
| kilogram | 0.13≈ ⅛ |
| ounce (weight) | 4.41 |
| pound | 0.28 |
1 US cup of all-purpose flour ≈ 125 g. Dry ingredients vary with how they are packed: spoon flour into the cup and level it, or weigh it for baking.
A US cup is 236.6 mL, a metric cup 250 mL; a UK pint (568 mL) is 20% larger than a US pint. Australian tablespoons hold 20 mL, four teaspoons instead of three.
Convert cooking measurements between US, metric, UK and Australian cups, spoons and pints, and between volume and weight for common ingredients such as flour, sugar, butter and rice, using a typical weight per cup for each.
Formula
Worked Example
A US cup holds 236.6 mL. Spooned and leveled, all-purpose flour weighs about 125 g per cup, while the same cup holds about 200 g of granulated sugar and 227 g of butter, which is why baking recipes that list grams are more reliable.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many grams are in a cup of flour?
About 125 g of all-purpose flour when it is spooned into the cup and leveled, but 120–150 g depending on how it is packed. Bread flour is a little heavier, about 137 g. For baking, weighing is more reliable than measuring by volume.
Is a UK or Australian cup the same as a US cup?
No. A US cup is 236.6 mL, while the metric cup used in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many UK recipes is 250 mL, about 6% more. Australian tablespoons hold 20 mL (four teaspoons) against 15 mL elsewhere, which matters for baking powder and salt.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16 US tablespoons, or 48 teaspoons. A quarter cup is 4 tablespoons, and a third of a cup is 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon.