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How to Use the Cooking Converter

Volume section — enter an amount, choose From/To units (cups, tbsp, tsp, mL, fl oz, etc.) and click Convert Volume.
Ingredient weight section — select your ingredient (flour, sugar, butter, etc.) and enter cups to get grams.
Why ingredient-specific? 1 cup of flour ≠ 1 cup of sugar in grams — density varies. This tool uses standard kitchen measurements for each ingredient.
Ingredient-specific — grams results adjust by ingredient density (flour ≠ sugar ≠ butter).

Benefits

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International Recipes

Convert European gram-based recipes to US cups and tablespoons (or vice versa) accurately.

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Accurate Weights

Volume-to-weight conversions depend on the ingredient — get exact grams for baking precision.

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Scaling Recipes

Scale any recipe up or down. Convert between tablespoons and cups for easy measurement.

Cooking Measurement Conversion Guide

Cooking measurement conversions are among the most searched topics in the USA. American recipes use cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons while British, Australian, and European recipes use grams and milliliters. The challenge: volume (cups) ≠ weight (grams) for most ingredients because density varies. 1 cup of water = 240 g but 1 cup of flour = only 120–130 g.

Quick volume reference: 1 US cup = 236.6 mL = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 8 fluid ounces. 1 tablespoon = 14.79 mL = 3 teaspoons. 1 teaspoon = 4.93 mL. ¼ cup = 4 tablespoons = 59.1 mL. ½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 118.3 mL. ¾ cup = 12 tablespoons = 177.4 mL.

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Flour (All-Purpose)

1 cup = 120g (spooned). 1 cup = 130g (scooped). ½ cup = 60g. ¼ cup = 30g. 1 tbsp = 7.5g. Always spoon flour into measuring cup — scooping adds 20–30%.

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Sugar

Granulated: 1 cup = 200g. Brown (packed): 1 cup = 220g. Powdered: 1 cup = 120g (sifted). 1 tbsp granulated = 12.5g. ½ cup = 100g granulated.

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Butter

1 cup = 227g = 2 sticks. ½ cup = 113g = 1 stick. ¼ cup = 57g = ½ stick = 4 tbsp. 1 tbsp = 14.2g. 100g butter = 7 tbsp = slightly less than ½ cup.

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Liquids

Water/milk: 1 cup = 240g (close to 236.6 mL). Honey: 1 cup = 340g. Oil: 1 cup = 218g (lighter than water). 1 cup heavy cream = 238g.

Formula & Logic

US cooking measures form a clean binary hierarchy — 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon, 16 tablespoons to a cup — which makes scaling recipes straightforward until you meet the fractions. Two-thirds of a cup is 10⅔ tablespoons, which no measuring spoon expresses, so halving and thirding recipes is where errors enter. The larger trap is that these are volume measures being used for ingredients sold by weight: a cup of flour varies by 20% depending on whether it was scooped or spooned, which is why weight is the only reliable basis for baking.

1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 8 US fl oz = 236.588 mL1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 14.787 mL1 teaspoon = 4.929 mLImperial and Australian tablespoons differ: 15 mL and 20 mL respectively

where:

cup: US customary, 236.588 mL — the metric cup is 250 mL
tablespoon: 3 US teaspoons; the Australian tablespoon is 4 teaspoons
dry vs liquid: the same volume, but dry measures are levelled and liquid measures read at eye level

Assumptions: US customary measures. An Australian tablespoon is 20 mL against the US 14.787 mL — a 35% difference that matters for leavening agents and salt, where a recipe can fail outright.

Step-by-Step Example: Scaling ⅔ Cup Down by Half

Convert an awkward fraction into spoons that actually exist in a kitchen drawer.

Original quantity⅔ cup
ScalingHalve the recipe

Convert to tablespoons: ⅔ × 16 = 10.67 tablespoons.
Halve it: 10.67 ÷ 2 = 5.33 tablespoons.
Convert the remainder to teaspoons: 0.33 tablespoon × 3 = 1 teaspoon.
So the answer is 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon.
Check in millilitres: 5 × 14.787 + 4.929 = 78.9 mL.
Cross-check: ⅔ cup is 157.7 mL, and half of that is 78.9 mL. Correct.

Result⅓ cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon (78.9 mL)

Converting to the smallest unit before dividing is what avoids unmeasurable fractions. For baking, weighing is better still: ⅔ cup of flour is about 83 g spooned but nearer 100 g scooped, and no volume conversion can correct for that.

Cooking Conversion FAQ

How many tablespoons in a cup? ▾

16 tablespoons = 1 US cup = 236.6 mL. Fractional cups: ¾ cup = 12 tbsp. ⅔ cup = 10 tbsp + 2 tsp. ½ cup = 8 tbsp. ⅓ cup = 5 tbsp + 1 tsp. ¼ cup = 4 tbsp. ⅛ cup = 2 tbsp. Each tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 14.79 mL.

How many grams in a cup of flour? ▾

1 cup of all-purpose flour = 120–130 grams, depending on how it's measured. The most accurate method is spooning flour into the measuring cup and leveling off (120g). Scooping directly adds 20–30% more due to packing. For baking precision, always use a kitchen scale. Bread flour: ~130g/cup. Whole wheat: ~120g/cup. Cake flour: ~100g/cup.

How many milliliters in a teaspoon? ▾

1 US teaspoon = 4.92892 mL ≈ 5 mL (medical/pharmacy standard rounds to 5 mL). 1 tablespoon = 14.79 mL ≈ 15 mL. ½ tsp = 2.46 mL. ¼ tsp = 1.23 mL. Note: the UK teaspoon = 5.9 mL and the Australian teaspoon = 5 mL. When in doubt, a metric teaspoon = exactly 5 mL.

What is the difference between a fluid ounce and an ounce? ▾

A fluid ounce (fl oz) measures volume: 1 fl oz = 29.57 mL = 2 tablespoons. An ounce (oz) measures weight/mass: 1 oz = 28.35 grams. They are NOT interchangeable. 1 fl oz of water weighs about 1.043 oz (because water is slightly denser than 1 g/mL). 1 fl oz of oil weighs less (~0.95 oz). 1 fl oz of honey weighs more (~1.5 oz).

How do I convert a recipe from grams to cups? ▾

Divide the gram amount by the ingredient's density per cup. For all-purpose flour: grams ÷ 120 = cups. For granulated sugar: grams ÷ 200 = cups. For butter: grams ÷ 227 = cups. For milk/water: grams ÷ 240 = cups. Example: 250g flour = 250 ÷ 120 = 2.08 cups ≈ 2 cups + 1 tbsp. Always use the ingredient weight table for accuracy, as different ingredients have different densities.