Flours & Starches
Convert grams of bread flour to cups
One gram of bread flour weighs about 0.0079 cup, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.0039 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of bread flour =
0.0079 cup
About 0 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 1.86
- tbsp
- 0.126
Bread Flour: 127 g per US cup · FAO / INFOODS density database. Higher protein flours are slightly denser than all-purpose. Bakers usually weigh bread flour because hydration percentages depend on it.
Full bread flour chart →Bread Flour at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 127 grams per US cup (FAO / INFOODS density database).
- 1 cup
- 127 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 7.94 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 2.65 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 4.48 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.787 cups
- Density
- 0.54 g/ml
grams to cups chart for bread flour
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.079 cup | 1.26 tbsp | 18.6 ml |
| 25 g | 0.197 cup | 3.15 tbsp | 46.6 ml |
| 50 g | 0.394 cup | 6.3 tbsp | 93.1 ml |
| 75 g | 0.591 cup | 9.45 tbsp | 140 ml |
| 100 g | 0.787 cup | 12.6 tbsp | 186 ml |
| 125 g | 0.984 cup | 15.7 tbsp | 233 ml |
| 150 g | 1.18 cup | 18.9 tbsp | 279 ml |
| 200 g | 1.57 cup | 25.2 tbsp | 373 ml |
| 250 g | 1.97 cup | 31.5 tbsp | 466 ml |
| 500 g | 3.94 cup | 63 tbsp | 931 ml |
| 1000 g | 7.87 cup | 126 tbsp | 1863 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat bread flour as 127 g per US customary cup, which works out to 0.537 g/ml. From there:
- Your grams figure is converted into millilitres or grams using standard unit sizes (g = 1 g).
- The density above bridges volume and weight in whichever direction you need.
- The result is rounded the way a cook would round it — to the nearest gram, or to a usable fraction such as 3/4 cups.
Measuring bread flour accurately
Higher protein flours are slightly denser than all-purpose. Bakers usually weigh bread flour because hydration percentages depend on it.
If a recipe matters to you — bread, macarons, anything with a tight hydration or ratio — weigh it. A £10 digital scale removes the single largest source of variation in home baking, and it is faster than washing three measuring cups.
When cups are fine
- Liquids measured in a proper jug, where volume is the honest unit anyway.
- Forgiving savoury cooking: soups, stews, stir-fries, marinades.
- Small amounts of leaveners and spices, as long as you use level spoons.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in 1 gram of bread flour?
1 gram of bread flour is 0.0079 cup. This is based on a density of 127 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 grams of bread flour?
2 grams of bread flour is 0.016 cup, and 0.0039 cup for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of bread flour in cups?
100 g of bread flour is about 3/4 cups. Weight is always the more reliable measurement, so use a scale when the recipe gives grams.
Why do other sites give a different number for bread flour?
Higher protein flours are slightly denser than all-purpose. Bakers usually weigh bread flour because hydration percentages depend on it.
Do UK and Australian cups give the same result?
No. A US customary cup is 236.6 ml, a metric cup used in Australia and New Zealand is 250 ml, and an old UK imperial cup is 284 ml. Our default is the US cup, but you can pick metric cups in the converter.