Cooking Measurement Converter

Change cups to grams for 50+ ingredients, scale any recipe up or down, convert oven temperatures and fix pan sizes.

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Why cups and grams are not the same

A cup is a measure of space and a gram is a measure of weight. One cup of water weighs about 237 grams, but one cup of maida weighs only about 125 grams, because flour is light and full of air. That is why this converter asks which ingredient you are using. Pick the ingredient, type the amount and you get the right answer in cups, spoons, millilitres, grams, ounces and pounds.

The list has more than 50 ingredients used in Indian kitchens, such as maida, atta, besan, sooji, basmati rice, dals, ghee, jaggery and curd, along with the usual baking items.

What you can do here

  • Cups, grams and spoons: convert in both directions and see the same amount in every unit. Results show friendly fractions like 1 ½ cups.
  • Cup and spoon size: a US cup is 237 ml, a metric cup is 250 ml, and an old UK cup is 284 ml. Choose the one your recipe uses.
  • Scale a recipe: paste your ingredients, set how many people it serves and how many you want, and get new amounts. You can show them in grams and millilitres, copy them or print them.
  • Oven and pan size: change Celsius, Fahrenheit and gas mark, and find how much to scale a recipe when your pan is a different size.
  • Quick charts: spoons and cups, cups to grams, oven marks, butter, eggs and yeast.

Tips for better results

Use a scale for baking

Cakes and breads are fussy. A cup of flour can weigh 120 grams or 150 grams depending on how you scoop it. Weighing in grams gives the same result every time.

Spoon the flour, do not scoop

If you only have cups, spoon the flour into the cup and level it with a knife. Do not press it down. Our weights use this way.

Katori and glass

Home katori and glass sizes differ. We use 150 ml for a katori and 250 ml for a glass. If yours is different, measure it once with water and use millilitres.

Expert Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Top questions about this tool.

About 125 grams for a US cup of spooned and levelled maida or all-purpose flour. Atta is a little lighter at about 120 grams. Choose the ingredient and the converter shows the exact number.
Cups measure space. Heavy things such as sugar and honey weigh more in the same cup than light things such as flour or oats. So each ingredient has its own weight for one cup.
A US cup has 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons. If your recipe uses a 250 ml metric cup with 15 ml tablespoons, a cup has about 16.7 tablespoons.
A US cup is about 237 ml. A metric cup used in India, Australia and many cookbooks is 250 ml. For small amounts it hardly matters, but in cakes the difference can show. Pick the size at the top.
Open Scale a recipe, paste the ingredients, write how many people it serves and how many you want. The page multiplies every amount. For baking, choose grams and ml so the new amounts are easy to weigh.
Gas mark 4 is 180 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the usual heat for cakes and biscuits. The Oven and pan size tab shows all the marks.
Use the pan size tool. Enter the pan from the recipe and the pan you have. It finds the area of each and tells you how much to multiply the recipe. Check the cake a little early because a thinner cake bakes faster.
Yes. They are in the list. One cup of ghee weighs about 218 grams, oil about 216 grams and butter about 227 grams.
They are good averages for a spooned and levelled cup. Brands, moisture and how you pack the cup can change the weight by a few percent. For bread and cakes, weigh in grams.
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