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Grams to US Cups Converter

Convert grams (g) to US cups (cup), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

The quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
Unit you want. Swap exchanges the two units.
Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured (sifted, packed, chopped). Each option names the assumption used; choose Other to enter your own density.
Only used when the ingredient is Other: the weight per volume of your ingredient.
Result
Converted amount
0.00422675 cup
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)

1 grams of water = 0.00422675 US cups. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons0.202884
US tablespoons0.067628
US fluid ounces0.033814
US liquid pints0.00211338
US liquid quarts0.00105669
US gallons0.000264172
US nutrition-label fluid ounces0.0333333
US nutrition-label cups0.00416667
milliliters1
liters0.001
metric teaspoons0.2
metric tablespoons0.0666667
metric cups0.004
imperial fluid ounces0.0351951
imperial pints0.00175975
imperial quarts0.000879877
imperial gallons0.000219969
Show the working
  1. 1 g = 1 g
  2. ÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 1 mL
  3. = 0.00422675283773 cup

How to convert grams to us cups

1 g = 0.00422675 cup, so multiply by 0.00422675 to go from grams to US cups. Going the other way, 1 cup = 236.588 g.

cup = g × 0.00422675
g = cup × 236.588

Worked example:

5 g = 5 g
÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 5 mL
= 0.0211337641887 cup

Grams to us cups table

GramsUS Cups
1 g0.00422675 cup
2 g0.00845351 cup
3 g0.0126803 cup
4 g0.016907 cup
5 g0.0211338 cup
6 g0.0253605 cup
7 g0.0295873 cup
8 g0.033814 cup
9 g0.0380408 cup
10 g0.0422675 cup
15 g0.0634013 cup
20 g0.0845351 cup
25 g0.105669 cup
30 g0.126803 cup
40 g0.16907 cup
50 g0.211338 cup
75 g0.317006 cup
100 g0.422675 cup
250 g1.05669 cup
500 g2.11338 cup
1000 g4.22675 cup

About the units

Grams (g)
Grams, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.
US Cups (cup)
US cups, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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