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Cups to Grams Flour

Fast flour cup conversions with a transparent 120 g/cup assumption.

King Arthur defaults
US cup standard
Clear assumptions

Fixed all-purpose flour density: 120 g per US cup (King Arthur spooned/leveled).

Limitation: Educational kitchen conversion only.

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How to Convert Flour Cups to Grams

Enter cups of all-purpose flour. The chart assumes spooned and leveled US cups—not scooped or sifted unless you adjust mentally.

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Enter cups from your recipe.

Weigh when it matters

Volume-to-weight charts are averages. For finicky baking, weigh on a kitchen scale.

What 120 g per Cup Assumes

King Arthur lists 120 g for spooned, leveled all-purpose flour. Sifted flour is lighter (~113 g/cup sifted).

Worked Examples

1 cup flour

Inputs

ingredient:all_purpose_flour
cups:1

Result

120 g

Baseline King Arthur reference.

2.5 cups flour

Inputs

ingredient:all_purpose_flour
cups:2.5

Result

300 g

120 × 2.5 = 300 g.

Check your cup style

US customary cups differ from metric cups (250 mL). This cluster uses the US legal cup.

Frequently Asked Questions

Weights per cup are similar by volume; protein differs. This page fixes all-purpose at 120 g/cup.

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Flour Conversion Formula

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Formula

grams ​=​ cups ​×​ 120

Scientific Background

Assumptions follow published kitchen references cited in sources. Results are rounded for display.

Sources & review

Cups to Grams Flour documents the references behind its formulas and assumptions. Always treat results as educational estimates, not personalized professional advice.

Last reviewed

July 22, 2026

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