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All-Purpose Flour:
Grams to Cups

120 g per cup
60 g per ½ cup
30 g per ¼ cup

By Stefan Ulrich · Last updated

For loose, spooned and levelled all-purpose flour, this site uses 120 g per cup. Flour compressed inside the cup can weigh more.

Convert: All-Purpose Flour

1 US cup ≈ 120 g

US cups

= g

g

= US cups

Quick reference

Grams at a glance — All-Purpose Flour
How much All-Purpose Flour weighs at each cup measure: ¼ cup 30 g, ⅓ cup 40 g, ½ cup 60 g, ¾ cup 90 g, 1 cup 120 g ¼ 30 g 40 g ½ 60 g ¾ 90 g 1 120 g

How much All-Purpose Flour weighs at each cup measure.

Measurement Table

Cups Grams Ounces
1 tsp 3 g 0.11 oz
1 tbsp 8 g 0.28 oz
⅛ cup 15 g 0.53 oz
¼ cup 30 g 1.06 oz
⅓ cup 40 g 1.41 oz
½ cup 60 g 2.12 oz
⅔ cup 80 g 2.82 oz
¾ cup 90 g 3.17 oz
1 cup 120 g 4.23 oz
1¼ cups 150 g 5.29 oz
1½ cups 180 g 6.35 oz
2 cups 240 g 8.47 oz
3 cups 360 g 12.70 oz

About All-Purpose Flour

Loosen the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup and sweep off the excess without tapping. Follow the recipe's order if it specifies sifting before measuring.

All-purpose flour contains no added raising agent. Replacing self-rising flour therefore requires an appropriate addition of baking powder and, where included, salt; reducing them reverses the adjustment.

Tips for measuring All-Purpose Flour

  • Use a straight edge to level the cup.
  • Check the recipe's own gram weight before converting.

Common mistakes

  • Treating local flour grades as exact equivalents of American all-purpose flour.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many grams are in a cup of All-Purpose Flour?
This converter uses 120 g per US cup as its reference. Check the ingredient form and source notes above; use the recipe author's weight if one is provided.
What should I check when using All-Purpose Flour?
Use a straight edge to level the cup. Check the recipe's own gram weight before converting.

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