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All-purpose flour Cups to Grams

All-purpose flour is 120 g per US cup (Spooned and levelled, not scooped.). A US cup is 240 ml, so grams scale with cup size. UK and Australian cups are larger than the US legal cup of 240 ml.

Quick Summary & Direct Answer
Kitchen

How many grams are in a cup of all-purpose flour?

One US cup of all-purpose flour is 120 g. A UK cup (284 ml) is 142 g. Spooned and levelled, not scooped.

Key Takeaways

  • Spoon-and-level flour is 120 g per US cup, not 150 g scooped.
  • Butter is 227 g per US cup (two sticks).
  • Rice figures are for uncooked grain.
  • Weighing beats cups for bread dough.

1 cup

120 g

120 g1 cups
g per cup120
ml240

Results can be wrong. This calculator is unofficial. Figures can be incomplete, rounded, or not updated. Use them at your own risk and check a tape, datasheet, ball band, or official chart before cutting, mixing, buying, or publishing. Limits of liability are in the terms of service.

Frequently asked questions

120 g per US cup. Spooned and levelled, not scooped.

Publisher notes · reviewed 29 October 2026

Spooned flour is 120 g per US cup

Bread flour is listed separately at 127 g. Cake flour at 114 g. Scooping is not this number.

Hydration math

Sourdough pages need grams. Convert here, then open the hydration calculator.

Worked examples

  • 2.5 US cups AP flour

    300 g.

Limits of this page

  • Whole-wheat cups are heavier; this page is all-purpose unless another flour is chosen on the hub converter.

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