🍳 Culinary Arts & Baking Sciences
Cooking Recipe Measurement ($\text{Cups} \leftrightarrow \text{Grams}$) Converter
Convert culinary recipe volume and mass between $\text{US Cups}$, $\text{Grams}$, $\text{Tablespoons}$, $\text{Teaspoons}$, $\text{Ounces}$, and $\text{mL}$ with accurate ingredient densities.
🌾 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour (125g)
🍬 1 Cup White Sugar (200g)
🧈 1 Stick Butter (1/2 Cup = 113.4g = 8 tbsp)
🍯 1 Tbsp Honey (21.3g)
🫒 1 Cup Olive Oil (218g)
Recipe Quantity
Weight in Grams
125.0 g
Tablespoons
16.0 tbsp
Ounces (oz)
4.41 oz
Milliliters (mL)
236.6 mL
💡 Kitchen Measurement Rule:
$$1\text{ US Cup} = 16\text{ Tablespoons} = 48\text{ Teaspoons} = 8\text{ fl oz} = 236.59\text{ mL}$$
Why Weighing Ingredients in Grams Improves Baking
Measuring dry ingredients like flour and cocoa powder by volume with measuring cups is prone to severe packing errors ($\pm 25\%$ variation):
- Flour Density Variation: Scooping directly with a measuring cup packs flour to $\approx 150\text{g/cup}$, making cakes dry and dense. Spooning and sweeping yields $\approx 125\text{g/cup}$, which matches professional baking specifications.
- Liquid Ounces vs Weight Ounces: Fluid ounces ($\text{fl oz}$) measure volume ($1\text{ fl oz} \approx 29.57\text{ mL}$), whereas avoirdupois ounces ($\text{oz}$) measure mass ($1\text{ oz} \approx 28.35\text{ g}$).