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Honey conversion chart

1 cup of honey = 340 g = 12 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

1 cup of honey =

340 g

oz
12
kg
0.34
lb
0.75
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

Measuring note

Honey is about 1.42 g/ml — far denser than water. Weighing also saves you from scraping a sticky cup.

Source: USDA FoodData Central

Honey cups to grams chart

US cups converted to grams, ounces and millilitres. Fractions are written the way recipes write them.

Honey — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)GramsOunces (weight)Millilitres
1/8 cup42.5 g1.5 oz29.6 ml
1/4 cup85 g3 oz59.1 ml
1/3 cup113 g4 oz78.9 ml
1/2 cup170 g6 oz118 ml
2/3 cup227 g8 oz158 ml
3/4 cup255 g8.99 oz177 ml
1 cup340 g12 oz237 ml
1 1/2 cup510 g18 oz355 ml
2 cup680 g24 oz473 ml
3 cup1020 g36 oz710 ml
4 cup1360 g48 oz946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 21.3 g · 1 tsp ≈ 7.08 g

Tablespoons (US)GramsCups (US)
1 tbsp21.3 g0.063 cup
2 tbsp42.5 g0.125 cup
3 tbsp63.8 g0.188 cup
4 tbsp85 g0.25 cup
5 tbsp106 g0.313 cup
6 tbsp128 g0.375 cup
8 tbsp170 g0.5 cup
10 tbsp213 g0.625 cup
12 tbsp255 g0.75 cup
16 tbsp340 g1 cup

Grams back to cups

Useful when a metric recipe gives grams but you only own cups.

GramsCups (US)Tablespoons (US)
10 g0.029 cup0.471 tbsp
25 g0.074 cup1.18 tbsp
50 g0.147 cup2.35 tbsp
75 g0.221 cup3.53 tbsp
100 g0.294 cup4.71 tbsp
125 g0.368 cup5.88 tbsp
150 g0.441 cup7.06 tbsp
200 g0.588 cup9.41 tbsp
250 g0.735 cup11.8 tbsp
500 g1.47 cup23.5 tbsp
1000 g2.94 cup47.1 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for honey

Working with honey

Honey sits in the sugars & syrups group, where the ingredient is denser than water, so a cup weighs more than 240 g and volume errors translate into large weight errors. Honey is about 1.42 g/ml — far denser than water. Weighing also saves you from scraping a sticky cup.

If you are converting a whole recipe rather than a single line, the Recipe to Metric converter matches every ingredient to its own density in one pass, and the Recipe Scaler resizes the batch first so you only convert once.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in a cup of honey?

One US cup of honey weighs about 340 grams (12 oz). Honey is about 1.42 g/ml — far denser than water. Weighing also saves you from scraping a sticky cup.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of honey?

One US tablespoon holds about 21.3 g, and one teaspoon about 7.08 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of honey?

100 grams of honey is roughly 0.294 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for sugars & syrups.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 1.437 g/ml, based on USDA FoodData Central. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.

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