Sugars & Syrups
Convert grams of honey to cups
One gram of honey weighs about 0.0029 cup, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.0015 cup. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of honey =
0.0029 cup
About 0 cup in recipe notation
- ml
- 0.696
- tbsp
- 0.047
Honey: 340 g per US cup · USDA FoodData Central. Honey is about 1.42 g/ml — far denser than water. Weighing also saves you from scraping a sticky cup.
Full honey chart →Honey at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 340 grams per US cup (USDA FoodData Central).
- 1 cup
- 340 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 21.3 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 7.08 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 12 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.294 cups
- Density
- 1.44 g/ml
grams to cups chart for honey
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.029 cup | 0.471 tbsp | 6.96 ml |
| 25 g | 0.074 cup | 1.18 tbsp | 17.4 ml |
| 50 g | 0.147 cup | 2.35 tbsp | 34.8 ml |
| 75 g | 0.221 cup | 3.53 tbsp | 52.2 ml |
| 100 g | 0.294 cup | 4.71 tbsp | 69.6 ml |
| 125 g | 0.368 cup | 5.88 tbsp | 87 ml |
| 150 g | 0.441 cup | 7.06 tbsp | 104 ml |
| 200 g | 0.588 cup | 9.41 tbsp | 139 ml |
| 250 g | 0.735 cup | 11.8 tbsp | 174 ml |
| 500 g | 1.47 cup | 23.5 tbsp | 348 ml |
| 1000 g | 2.94 cup | 47.1 tbsp | 696 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat honey as 340 g per US customary cup, which works out to 1.437 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 1/3 cups.
Measuring honey accurately
Honey is about 1.42 g/ml — far denser than water. Weighing also saves you from scraping a sticky cup.
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 honey?
1 gram of honey is 0.0029 cup. This is based on a density of 340 g per US cup.
How many cups are in 2 grams of honey?
2 grams of honey is 0.0059 cup, and 0.0015 cup for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of honey in cups?
100 g of honey is about 1/3 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 honey?
Honey is about 1.42 g/ml — far denser than water. Weighing also saves you from scraping a sticky cup.
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.