Cooking & Food Converters
Ingredient-aware cooking conversions for accurate baking. Most cooking conversions differ from other unit conversions because they depend on the density of the ingredient — a cup of flour weighs less than a cup of water.
All Cooking Converters
- Cups to GramsIngredient-aware
- Grams to CupsIngredient-aware
- Cups to Milliliters1 US cup = 236.5882365 mL
- Milliliters to CupsReverse
- Tablespoons to Teaspoons1 tbsp = 3 tsp
- Tablespoons to Milliliters1 US tbsp ≈ 14.79 mL
- Ounces to Grams1 oz = 28.349523125 g
- Pounds to Kilograms1 lb = 0.45359237 kg
- Butter MeasurementSticks, cups, grams, tbsp
- Flour MeasurementAll-purpose, bread, cake
- Sugar MeasurementGranulated, brown, powdered
- Cooking Temperature°C ↔ °F
Why Cooking Conversions Are Different
In every other category on M-Convert, the conversion factor is fixed. In cooking, it depends on the ingredient. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g. A cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 125 g. A cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 g. A cup of honey weighs about 340 g.
That is why M-Convert's cooking converters ask you to choose the ingredient. Doing so produces an accurate answer rather than a misleading average.
The case for weighing
Serious bakers weigh ingredients rather than measuring by volume. Volume measurement is affected by:
- How the ingredient is packed into the cup (spooned, scooped, sifted).
- Humidity and temperature, which change the ingredient's moisture content.
- The shape and material of the measuring cup.
- Whether the ingredient has settled during storage.
A reliable kitchen scale eliminates all four sources of error. If you bake regularly, a $15–$30 scale is one of the highest-value tools you can own.
US vs metric cup
A US legal cup is 236.5882365 mL. A metric cup (used in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) is 250 mL. A historic UK imperial cup is 284 mL. When a recipe specifies a cup without qualification, it is usually the US value outside of the metric-cup countries.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many grams in a cup of flour?
One US cup of all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) weighs about 125 grams. Bread flour is about 127 g; cake flour is about 114 g.
How many grams in a cup of sugar?
One US cup of granulated sugar is about 200 grams. Brown sugar packed is about 220 g; powdered sugar (unsifted) is about 120 g.
How many milliliters in a cup?
One US legal cup equals exactly 236.5882365 mL. A metric cup equals 250 mL exactly.
How many tablespoons in a cup?
One US cup contains 16 US tablespoons or 48 US teaspoons.
Should I use a scale for baking?
Yes, whenever possible. Weighing is more accurate and more reproducible than measuring by volume, especially for dry ingredients like flour.