Flour Cups to Grams Converter
Convert cups of flour to grams for all-purpose, bread, cake and whole wheat flour.
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Flour is the most commonly converted baking ingredient because different types have vastly different weights per cup. A cup of all-purpose flour weighs 120g spooned and leveled, but cake flour is lighter at 114g and bread flour is heavier at 130g. Scooping flour directly from the bag can pack it to 150g+ per cup, which adds 25% more flour and produces dense, dry baked goods.
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Frequently asked questions
1 cup of all-purpose flour weighs 120 grams when spooned and leveled. Scooped flour can weigh 140-155g, which adds too much flour and makes baked goods dense and dry.
1 cup of bread flour weighs approximately 130 grams. Bread flour is denser than all-purpose because it has more protein (12-14% vs 10-12%).
Spooning flour into a cup and leveling gives 120g. Scooping the cup directly into the flour bag packs it to 140-155g - a 20-30% increase that ruins most baking recipes.
500g of all-purpose flour equals about 4.17 cups. For bread flour, 500g is 3.85 cups. For cake flour, 500g is 4.39 cups.
1 cup of almond flour weighs approximately 96 grams. Almond flour is lighter than wheat flour because ground almonds do not pack as densely.