Sometimes when I'm not sure about a recipe but want to try it anyway, I scale down the recipe to 50% of the original. In those circumstances, I found it very difficult to calculate 50% of ¾ cup, or to measure 50% of 1.5 tablespoon, etc. Then I found this handy table in my "Baking for Dummies" book. For instance ¾th of a cup is equal to 12 tablespoons, so half of it would be 6 tablespoons.
Here are the frequently asked questions on baking measurements
Jump to:
How to convert 200 grams to cups?
Here is the chart on converting 200 grams to cups:
| Ingredient | Measurement in Grams | Equivalence in Cups (US) | Approximately |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Purpose Flour | 200 grams | 1.60 cups | 1.5 cups + 2 Tbspn |
| Butter | 200 grams | 0.88 cup | ¾th cup + 2 Tbspn |
| Cake Flour | 200 grams | 1.46 cups unsifted | 1.5 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | 200 grams | 1 cup | 1 cup |
| Brown Sugar | 200 grams | 0.91 cup, packed | 1 cup minus 1 Tbspn |
| Ground Almonds | 200 grams | 0.88 cup, packed | ¾th cup + 2 Tbspn |
| Flaked Coconut | 200 grams | 2.60 cups | 2.5 cups + 1 Tbspn |
| Unsweetened Cocoa Powder | 200 grams | 2.33 cups | 2.5 cups - 2 Tbspn |
Cups To Grams Conversions (Metric)
Butter Measurements
| Cups | Sticks | Pounds | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | ½ | ⅛ | 4 | 55 g |
| ½ | 1 | ¼ | 8 | 112 g |
| ⅓ | ½+1 & ⅓ tbspns | n/a | 5 & ⅓ | 75 g |
| ⅔ | 1 + 2 & ⅔ tbspns | n/a | 10 & ⅔ | 150 g |
| ¾ | 1 & ½ | ⅜ | 12 | 170 g |
| 1 | 2 | ½ | 16 | 225 g |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 450 g |
All Purpose Flour, Icing or Powdered Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 grams |
| ¼ cup | 30 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 45 grams |
| ½ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 75 grams |
| ¾ cup | 85 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 100 grams |
| 1 cup | 110 grams |
Cake Flour
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 65 grams |
| ¾ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 85 grams |
| 1 cup | 95 grams |
Granulated Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 30 grams |
| ¼ cup | 55 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 75 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 85 grams |
| ½ cup | 115 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 140 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 150 grams |
| ¾ cup | 170 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 200 grams |
| 1 cup | 225 grams |
Brown Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 grams |
| ¼ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 65 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 75 grams |
| ½ cup | 100 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 125 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 135 grams |
| ¾ cup | 150 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 175 grams |
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
Sliced Almonds
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 55 grams |
| ¾ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 70 grams |
| 1 cup | 80 grams |
Ground Almonds
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 grams |
| ¼ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 65 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 75 grams |
| ½ cup | 100 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 125 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 135 grams |
| ¾ cup | 150 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 175 grams |
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
Flaked Coconut
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 45 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 50 grams |
| ¾ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 65 grams |
| 1 cup | 75 grams |
Grated Coconut
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 35 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 40 grams |
| ½ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 65 grams |
| ¾ cup | 75 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 85 grams |
| 1 cup | 100 grams |
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 grams |
| ¼ cup | 30 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 45 grams |
| ½ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 75 grams |
| ¾ cup | 85 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 100 grams |
| 1 cup | 125 grams |
Baking Measurements
| If a recipe calls for this amount | You can also measure it this way |
|---|---|
| Dash | 2 or 3 drops (liquid) or less than ⅛ teaspoon (dry) |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons or ½ ounce |
| 2 tablespoons | 1 ounce |
| ¼ cup | 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces |
| ⅓ cup | 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon |
| ½ cup | 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces |
| ¾ cup | 12 tablespoons or 6 ounces |
| 1 cup | 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces |
| 1 pint | 2 cups or 16 ounces or 1 pound |
| 1 quart | 4 cups or 2 pints |
| 1 gallon | 4 quarts |
| 1 pound | 16 ounces |
Volume Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Units | Australian Units |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ teaspoon | 1 ml | 1 ml |
| ½ teaspoon | 2 ml | 2 ml |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | 20 ml |
| ¼ cup | 50 ml | 60 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 75 ml | 80 ml |
| ½ cup | 125 ml | 125 ml |
| ⅔ cup | 150 ml | 170 ml |
| ¾ cup | 175 ml | 190 ml |
| 1 cup | 250 ml | 250 ml |
| 1 quart | 1 liter | 1 liter |
| 1 and ½ quarts | 1.5 liters | 1.5 liters |
| 2 quarts | 2 liters | 2 liters |
| 2 and ½ quarts | 2.5 liters | 2.5 liters |
| 3 quarts | 3 liters | 3 liters |
| 4 quarts | 4 liters | 4 liters |
Weight Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Metric | Australian Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 30 grams | 30 grams |
| 2 ounces | 55 grams | 60 grams |
| 3 ounces | 85 grams | 90 grams |
| 4 ounces (¼ pound) | 115 grams | 125 grams |
| 8 ounces (½ pound) | 225 grams | 225 grams |
| 16 ounces (1 pound) | 455 grams | 500 grams (½ kg) |
Temperature Conversions
| Fahrenheit | Celsius |
|---|---|
| 32 | 0 |
| 212 | 100 |
| 250 | 120 |
| 275 | 140 |
| 300 | 150 |
| 325 | 160 |
| 350 | 180 |
| 375 | 190 |
| 400 | 200 |
| 425 | 220 |
| 450 | 230 |
| 475 | 240 |
| 500 | 260 |
Happy Baking!
Hope says
Hi,
Amazing sweet potato recipie it looks like. but the measurements arent helpful as I need it in grams PLease can you add a button for the grams as I don't own a set of cups
Madhuram says
Thank you for the suggestion, Hope. We will see what we can do about it.
Antonino La Russa says
How many cups is 550 grams of milk?
Madhuram says
Is it 550ml?
Maricris Manderico says
Thank you so much for sharing.
Simran says
Heyy!!!
How to convert 100grams of chochlate in cups????
Madhuram says
Did you try a Google search, Simran?
Ed says
I think you forgot water
Shamini Ramdass says
I am going try carrot cake
Madhuram says
That's great, Shamini.
Kathi says
Thank you for sharing this!!!
Madhuram says
You're welcome, Kathi.
Sakun says
120g. Caster sugar in Cup?
Sakun says
270g heavy cream in cup?
20g cake flour in cup?
Thank you .
Madhuram says
1 and 1/4 cups heavy cream and 1/2 cup cake flour is my guess from the charts available in the page.
Madhuram says
I'm guessing 1/2 cup
Shola says
Excellent service info. Very grateful
Madhuram says
Glad you find it useful, Shola.
Elizabeth Rodriguez says
80 grams of ginger is how much in oz? or tablespoon? or cup? thanks a lot!
Madhuram says
Hi Elizabeth, are you looking for ground ginger or grated fresh ginger? You can try this website for the conversion: https://www.traditionaloven.com/foods/multi-units-converter/ginger-root-raw.html
Cece says
I don’t know how to measure ingredients. I understand what 80g flour (3/5 cup) is? Please help? Thank you
Madhuram says
In the chart, I see that 75gms is 2/3rd of a cup and 85 gms is 3/4th of a cup. Depending on what you are baking, I would suggest you either use 2/3rd or 3/4th of a cup. I'm sure you can get away with not being very precise.
James says
Hi there, this recipe is asking for 80 grams of cake flour, milk and sugar... as well as 50 grams of canola oil.. I’m not sure what measurements to use. I only use cups not grams
Madhuram says
Those are some specific and tricky measurements and conversions, James. I tried using the chart and it won't be accurate if I just give my estimate. Try some online conversion tables for exact measurements.
kai says
hey so my recipe is asking for 1.5 tsp and i’m having trouble just trying to figure out the whole 1.5 thing. is that like 1/2 tsp or what. i’m kinda struggling here.
Madhuram says
Yes, Kai. It's 1 and a half teaspoon.
Elizabeth Isong says
Thanks for this info, very useful.. please what is cup measurement for 80g of butter?
JJ says
1/3 of a cup
Ryl says
Thanks so much for including this conversion page. Being in Australia, I often give up on US recipes simply because I'm not sure how to convert them to my equipment. And often I'm not even sure whether an ingredient was measured by volume or by weight, so again, this conversion page helps.
Madhuram says
You're welcome, Ryl.
Benjamin Morris says
.25 cups of peanut butter is considered how much?
Madhuram says
1/4 cup
Raheemah says
Please I need chocolate cake recipe measurements for 1250g of flour
Madhuram says
Sorry Raheemah. I do not bake in grams measurements.
Jami says
Thanks but why can’t I print this?
Madhuram says
We will make it available ASAP.
Diane Humes says
Question: I have noticed that UK/European measurements are quite different from American. They have either a little more or a little less, such as Bread Flour, in grams to cups. That's why my Bread Flour conversion was WAY too much, as Bread Flour is more dense.
Like 500 grams of Bread Flour is 4 cups in our conversion, but in their actual recipe, it woukd be more like 3-3.5 cups.
Help clarify, please.
Madhuram says
Hi, Diane, I think the best bet is to invest in a small kitchen scale that has US cups, gms, ml, ounces, and all sorts of conversion. As I follow the US cup measurement and don't have experience measuring by weight for baking I too have to look at the charts and give a rough estimate which I'm not sure how helpful it will be.
Pranjal says
Please tell the measurements in cup of the following (the quantity of my cup is of 300ml):
33g aquafaba
38g oat flour
50g powdered sugar
38g castor sugar
Madhuram says
It's challenging to convert using the chart, Pranjal. I would suggest investing in a small digital kitchen scale which will have all sorts of conversions.
Janice Morseman says
Sweetened condensed milk 200 mg is how much in cups
Madhuram says
I'm guessing it's close to 3/4th of a cup.
Gail Hansen says
can u please tell me what is 1125grams is in cups for mixed fruit for a cake .
250 grams of butter to cups
395 grams of condensed milk into cups please .
Madhuram says
My rough estimate would be 3.5-4 cups of mixed fruit (candied peel/tutti fruiti), 1.25 cups butter and 1.5 cups condensed milk. I might be wrong. Please invest in a small digital kitchen scale which will be very helpful for such conversions.
Kim says
Hi Madhu ,
How much is 1/4 cup applesauce in ml or grams?
Thanks
Kim
Madhuram says
40-45 gms tentatively, Kim.
Connie Ybarra says
I love how i finally found a measurement scale that i can understand especially whsn recipe calla for grams.. Thank u
Madhuram says
You're very welcome, Connie.
Moana says
I just want to know how many bay leaves is 30 grams
Mona says
It's a little confusing need to know how many bay leaves is it 3/8 or is it 1/4 cups or is it a different measurements bay leaves cuz they did not specify crushed or whole
Madhuram says
Bay leaves are usually used as a whole leaf. It's just for flavoring and aroma. You have to remove the leaf after the cooking is done anyway so crushing it would make it difficult. Just one to two leaves should be fine depending upon the quantity you are cooking.
Nancy says
Hi, I need one help in understanding, if my measuring cups have different measurement for cup, how the above calculation will differ or the above measurements stands the same if I use them?
My measuring cups show below metrics for each:
1cup = 240ml
2/3 cup = 120 ml
1/2cup = 60ml
1/4cup = 30ml
Madhuram says
Sorry, Nancy, I'm unable to understand the question correctly. Can you please be more specific?
Dina says
So math illiterate, Please explain a 20% of six cups of flour in a conversion written out!
Thank you!
DIna
Madhuram says
Hi Dina, 1 cup of all-purpose flour is 110 gms. So 6 cups is 6x110=660 gms. 20% of that is 132gms. Hope this helps.
Rimona says
Nice
Rhea says
I love this ! Very helpful ❣️
Madhuram says
Thanks, Rhea.
Ethel Buran says
Hi I’ve read thro yr measurements and I’ve tried to work out the cups!! So is 6 1/2 cups of bread flour ( 4pounds 4 ounces) and 3 1/4 cups of water is 810 mls .. I’m so confused
Madhuram says
Hi Ethel, these are measurement charts I found off the internet in various places and consolidated as one page. I have not tried each one of them except for a few. So I'm unable to comment much.
Yvette says
Hi need help convert
Grams to cups
Ml to cups
20g yeast
20g salt
100g sugar
100g butter
550 ml milk
1 kilo bread flour
300 g grated yam
Madhuram says
Hi Yvette, I use only cup measurements. Use the chart to get the rough estimate.
Olive Vanterpool says
Thanks for the measurements. They are really handy because I do a lot of baking . Having not to do conversations will cut down on preparation time.
Madhuram says
You're welcome, Olive.
Mahesh says
Superb.. these sort of guidance with atmost details help anyone
Madhuram says
Thanks, Mahesh.
Angela Nampewo says
This is really nicely laid out. Now I can navigate my recipes happily! Thanks for the measurement conversions. I am enthusiastic baker, who loves to experiment.
Madhuram says
You're welcome, Angela.
Ramola monteiro says
Sugar 150gm
Coco powder 15 gms
Butter 30gm
Milk 60 ml
Please help me with these ingredients
Ramola says
Sugar 15gms
Coco powder 15gms
Butter 30gms
Milk 60ml
Please can u send me the measurements for these ingredients
Annie says
If you use a kitchen scale, that has grams and ml so you can weigh everything on there.
Pradipta says
So yesterday, I was making a dinner rolls recipe which calls for essentially 325 grams of flour, which roughly equates to 11.46 ounces according to google.
But then again, the recipe was given in cups too, which was written as 2 + 1/2 cups which according to google and the measuring cups which I have, give me 20 oz!
This absolutely did not make sense to me because if 325 gm of flour equates to 11.46 oz, then how does 2+ 1/2 cups not equal to 11.46 oz and instead equals to 20 oz?
Then again, the amount of milk needed is written as 150 ml, which equates to 5.29 oz on google and when I used my measuring cups, it equals to 5.29 too! Which is so weird because I had the measuring problem with flour!
So at first, I went ahead with 5.73 oz but the dough was just TOO wet, nothing like the video I saw and I had to use a ton of extra flour. The buns came out great, even if they did not pass the windowpane test.
I am just having a very hard time understanding measurement now and it is eating away at my brain!
Madhuram says
I know, I can understand the situation very well. I too have got used to baking following only US standard size cup measurements. These days I have started avoiding recipes which has measurements only in gms.
nhung says
Thank you so much ….it is a very useful tips for me
Madhuram says
You're welcome.
Freida says
This is exactly what I needed. Thank you
Madhuram says
You're welcome, Freida.
Debbie Lyon says
Thank you for this
Nen says
Thank you so much ma'am ....it is a very useful tips for me as I am a beginner in baking .....
I have one request ....will u pliz give me some tips for baking burger buns, meringue, macaron in OTG USHA OVEN....
Madhuram says
You're welcome, Nen. Meringue and macaroons require eggs. Please look for vegan recipes for the same in the web. I'm yet to try one. I haven't used an OTG oven so not sure if there is any specific tips/tricks to be followed. Sorry that I cannot help you with that.
Bo Lerio says
Thank you for this! I’m a beginner in baking and this would help me improve the quality of my baked goods as weight measurements are more accurate (according to few articles). This would also save me time calculating different measurements.
Thank you for sharing this!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome Bo Lerio.
Dr Allewanly Shilla says
Thanks for the very useful chart of measurement in baking . I used to struggle in finding the correct measurements of the different ingredients
Madhuram says
You're very welcome, Dr Shilla.
Johanna says
At https://convertrecipe.com you can convert the whole recipe from US to metric or from metric to US with just one click.
Madhuram says
Thank you, Johanna.
nbn says
my son has done HM and dont want to venture in NV can this bakery help and what is the meaning of all purpose flour
Madhuram says
I'm not running a bakery, Nbn. It's just a recipe blog where I post tried and tested recipes. All-purpose flour is refined wheat flour or maida.
lynette birch says
This measurement will help me keep my blood sugar low. Thank you!
Madhuram says
Thanks, Lynette.
Amit says
Lady, you are awesome!! thank you so much for all that you have accomplished by doing what you love. What an inspiration!! I have tried your eggless chocolate cake recipe and it has always been great, especially for my mum and her friends. Even my meat eating friends love it.
For some drama, i vary the size of my circular pans. it gives a great stepped effect to the layers of the cake. Instead of frosting, I have sometimes used blackberries or raspberries (reduced by cooking in butter, orange juice and cinnamon) as a slurpy topping. Never disappoints 🙂
Thanks again for exposing me to the joys of making the sweet treats!
Madhuram says
Thank you very much, Amit. You made my day with your wonderful feedback and generous compliments. Your idea of drama is inspiring me as well 😉