Ingredient Weight Chart — How Much Does a Cup of Flour, Sugar & More Weigh?

Ingredient

1 cup

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½ cup

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1 tbsp

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1 tsp

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Weights are common averages and vary with brand, grind and how firmly an ingredient is packed (especially flour and brown sugar). For accuracy, weigh with a kitchen scale — and to convert a specific amount, use the grams to cups converter.

Full ingredient weight chart (per US cup)

Ingredient	1 cup	1 tbsp	1 cup (oz)
All-purpose / plain flour	125 g	7.81 g	4.41 oz
Bread flour	127 g	7.94 g	4.48 oz
Cake flour	114 g	7.13 g	4.02 oz
Whole wheat flour	120 g	7.5 g	4.23 oz
Self-raising flour	125 g	7.81 g	4.41 oz
Almond flour	96 g	6 g	3.39 oz
Cornflour / cornstarch	120 g	7.5 g	4.23 oz
Granulated (white) sugar	200 g	12.5 g	7.05 oz
Caster (superfine) sugar	225 g	14.1 g	7.94 oz
Brown sugar (packed)	220 g	13.8 g	7.76 oz
Powdered / icing sugar	120 g	7.5 g	4.23 oz
Butter	227 g	14.2 g	8.01 oz
Margarine	227 g	14.2 g	8.01 oz
Vegetable / olive oil	218 g	13.6 g	7.69 oz
Coconut oil	218 g	13.6 g	7.69 oz
Shortening	205 g	12.8 g	7.23 oz
Water	237 g	14.8 g	8.36 oz
Milk	240 g	15 g	8.47 oz
Honey	340 g	21.3 g	12 oz
Maple syrup	322 g	20.1 g	11.4 oz
Golden syrup	340 g	21.3 g	12 oz
Molasses / treacle	337 g	21.1 g	11.9 oz
Heavy / double cream	238 g	14.9 g	8.39 oz
Sour cream	240 g	15 g	8.47 oz
Yogurt	245 g	15.3 g	8.64 oz
Cream cheese	232 g	14.5 g	8.18 oz
Grated cheddar	113 g	7.06 g	3.99 oz
Grated parmesan	100 g	6.25 g	3.53 oz
Almonds (whole)	143 g	8.94 g	5.04 oz
Walnuts (chopped)	117 g	7.31 g	4.13 oz
Chocolate chips	170 g	10.6 g	6 oz
Desiccated coconut	80 g	5 g	2.82 oz
Raisins	150 g	9.38 g	5.29 oz
Peanut butter	258 g	16.1 g	9.1 oz
Rolled oats	90 g	5.63 g	3.17 oz
Rice (uncooked, white)	185 g	11.6 g	6.53 oz
Cocoa powder	85 g	5.31 g	3 oz
Breadcrumbs (dry)	108 g	6.75 g	3.81 oz
Cornmeal / polenta	157 g	9.81 g	5.54 oz
Table salt	273 g	17.1 g	9.63 oz
Baking powder	220 g	13.8 g	7.76 oz
Baking soda	220 g	13.8 g	7.76 oz

Ingredient

1 cup

1 tbsp

1 cup (oz)

All-purpose / plain flour

125 g

7.81 g

4.41 oz

Bread flour

127 g

7.94 g

4.48 oz

Cake flour

114 g

7.13 g

4.02 oz

Whole wheat flour

120 g

7.5 g

4.23 oz

Self-raising flour

125 g

7.81 g

4.41 oz

Almond flour

96 g

6 g

3.39 oz

Cornflour / cornstarch

120 g

7.5 g

4.23 oz

Granulated (white) sugar

200 g

12.5 g

7.05 oz

Caster (superfine) sugar

225 g

14.1 g

7.94 oz

Brown sugar (packed)

220 g

13.8 g

7.76 oz

Powdered / icing sugar

120 g

7.5 g

4.23 oz

Butter

227 g

14.2 g

8.01 oz

Margarine

227 g

14.2 g

8.01 oz

Vegetable / olive oil

218 g

13.6 g

7.69 oz

Coconut oil

218 g

13.6 g

7.69 oz

Shortening

205 g

12.8 g

7.23 oz

Water

237 g

14.8 g

8.36 oz

Milk

240 g

15 g

8.47 oz

Honey

340 g

21.3 g

12 oz

Maple syrup

322 g

20.1 g

11.4 oz

Golden syrup

340 g

21.3 g

12 oz

Molasses / treacle

337 g

21.1 g

11.9 oz

Heavy / double cream

238 g

14.9 g

8.39 oz

Sour cream

240 g

15 g

8.47 oz

Yogurt

245 g

15.3 g

8.64 oz

Cream cheese

232 g

14.5 g

8.18 oz

Grated cheddar

113 g

7.06 g

3.99 oz

Grated parmesan

100 g

6.25 g

3.53 oz

Almonds (whole)

143 g

8.94 g

5.04 oz

Walnuts (chopped)

117 g

7.31 g

4.13 oz

Chocolate chips

170 g

10.6 g

6 oz

Desiccated coconut

80 g

5 g

2.82 oz

Raisins

150 g

9.38 g

5.29 oz

Peanut butter

258 g

16.1 g

9.1 oz

Rolled oats

90 g

5.63 g

3.17 oz

Rice (uncooked, white)

185 g

11.6 g

6.53 oz

Cocoa powder

85 g

5.31 g

3 oz

Breadcrumbs (dry)

108 g

6.75 g

3.81 oz

Cornmeal / polenta

157 g

9.81 g

5.54 oz

Table salt

273 g

17.1 g

9.63 oz

Baking powder

220 g

13.8 g

7.76 oz

Baking soda

220 g

13.8 g

7.76 oz

Why a cup of flour and a cup of sugar weigh different amounts

A cup is a measure of volume (how much space something fills), while grams measure weight. Dense ingredients like honey or sugar weigh far more per cup than light, airy ones like flour or cocoa. That's why baking by weight is more reliable than by cup — and why this chart lists each ingredient separately.