Grams to cups for liquids and fats
If a recipe is in grams and you have no scale, pick the ingredient and enter the weight to see how many cups or spoons you need.
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How to use it
- Enter ingredient, weight and cup size.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
Volume in mL = grams / ingredient density (g/mL); cups = volume / chosen cup size; tablespoons = volume / 15 and teaspoons = volume / 5. Densities come from USDA FoodData Central; water is 0.9982 g/mL at 20 °C.
Example
Inputs: Ingredient = Honey, Weight = 100 g, Cup size = US cup (236.6 mL). Result: Cups: 0.295 cups; Volume in millilitres: 69.8 mL; Tablespoons (15 mL): 4.65.
Limits and caveats
- Densities are published averages; a real product can differ by 1 to 3%.
- Butter, ghee and coconut oil assume soft or melted, packed with no gaps.
- Date syrup assumes 74 °Brix; use the date syrup tool for other values.
Questions about this tool
How many tablespoons is 100 g of honey?
About 4.7 tablespoons (15 mL), a little under a third of a US cup.
How many cups is 250 g of milk?
About 0.97 metric cup (250 mL) or 1.02 US cups.
Why does the same weight give different cups?
Ingredients have different densities: honey is heavier than oil, so 100 g of it takes up less space.