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Water conversion chart

1 cup of water = 237 g = 8.36 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

1 cup of water =

237 g

oz
8.36
kg
0.237
lb
0.522
1 cup
237 g
1 tablespoon
14.8 g
1 teaspoon
4.94 g
1 cup in ounces
8.36 oz
100 g in cups
0.422 cups
Density
1.00 g/ml

Measuring note

Water is the reference: 1 ml = 1 g. This is the only ingredient where volume and weight convert exactly.

Source: NIST Handbook 133

Water cups to grams chart

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

Water — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)GramsOunces (weight)Millilitres
1/8 cup29.6 g1.04 oz29.6 ml
1/4 cup59.3 g2.09 oz59.1 ml
1/3 cup79 g2.79 oz78.9 ml
1/2 cup119 g4.18 oz118 ml
2/3 cup158 g5.57 oz158 ml
3/4 cup178 g6.27 oz177 ml
1 cup237 g8.36 oz237 ml
1 1/2 cup356 g12.5 oz355 ml
2 cup474 g16.7 oz473 ml
3 cup711 g25.1 oz710 ml
4 cup948 g33.4 oz946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 14.8 g · 1 tsp ≈ 4.94 g

Tablespoons (US)GramsCups (US)
1 tbsp14.8 g0.063 cup
2 tbsp29.6 g0.125 cup
3 tbsp44.4 g0.188 cup
4 tbsp59.3 g0.25 cup
5 tbsp74.1 g0.313 cup
6 tbsp88.9 g0.375 cup
8 tbsp119 g0.5 cup
10 tbsp148 g0.625 cup
12 tbsp178 g0.75 cup
16 tbsp237 g1 cup

Grams back to cups

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

GramsCups (US)Tablespoons (US)
10 g0.042 cup0.675 tbsp
25 g0.105 cup1.69 tbsp
50 g0.211 cup3.38 tbsp
75 g0.316 cup5.06 tbsp
100 g0.422 cup6.75 tbsp
125 g0.527 cup8.44 tbsp
150 g0.633 cup10.1 tbsp
200 g0.844 cup13.5 tbsp
250 g1.05 cup16.9 tbsp
500 g2.11 cup33.8 tbsp
1000 g4.22 cup67.5 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for water

Working with water

Water sits in the liquids group, where a cup lands in the same range as water, but the material still compacts differently depending on how you fill the cup. Water is the reference: 1 ml = 1 g. This is the only ingredient where volume and weight convert exactly.

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 water?

One US cup of water weighs about 237 grams (8.36 oz). Water is the reference: 1 ml = 1 g. This is the only ingredient where volume and weight convert exactly.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of water?

One US tablespoon holds about 14.8 g, and one teaspoon about 4.94 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of water?

100 grams of water is roughly 0.422 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for liquids.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 1.002 g/ml, based on NIST Handbook 133. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.

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