Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons are the measurement units used in the U.S Customary System of measurement for liquid volume. But how to convert cups to grams in recipes?
If you’ve ever tried to cook from an American recipe book, you’ll have of course asked yourselves: how many grams in a cup? Or whether a teaspoon converts to grams?
To help you easily and faithfully convert your favourite baking ingredients you need to understand the American conversion system and to do that here comes a handy conversion table for the most used baking units and ingredients.
Baking Conversion Table
How to convert cups to grams
TBSP = Tablespoon
TSP = Teaspoon
| INGREDIENTS | VOLUME | WEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| Farina 00 | Cake Flour | 1 Cup | 100 g |
| Farina 0 | All Purpose | 1 Cup | 120 g |
| Farina 1 | High Gluten | 1 Cup | 140 g |
| Integrale | Whole Wheat | 1 Cup | 120 g |
| Manitoba | Bread Flour | 1 Cup | 110 g |
| Farina di mandorle | Almond Flour | 1 Cup | 100 g |
| Farina di amaranto | Amaranth Flour | 1 Cup | 105 g |
| Farina di ceci | Chickpea Flour | 1 Cup | 85 g |
| Farina di cocco | Coconut Flour | 1 Cup | 125 g |
| Farina di avena | Oat Flour | 1 Cup | 90 g |
| Farina di mais | Cornmeal Flour | 1 Cup | 165 g |
| Farina di riso | Rice Flour | 1 Cup | 125 g |
| Fecola | Potato Starch | 1 Cup | 150 g |
| Amido di mais | Corn Starch | 1 Cup | 130 g |
| Lievito | Baking Powder | 1 Tbsp | 15 g |
| Bicarbonato | Baking Soda | 1 Tbsp | 15 g |
| Lievito di birra secco | Dry Yeast | 1 Tbsp | 10 g |
| Lievito di birra fresco | Fresh Yeast | 1 Tbsp | 10 g |
| Riso | Rice | 1 Cup | 180 g |
| Quinoa | Quinoa | 1 Cup | 190 g |
| Bulgur | Bulgur | 1 Cup | 190 g |
| Olio | Oil | 1 Cup | 200 g |
| Burro | Butter | 1 Cup | 230 g |
| Burro | Butter | 1 Stick | 115 g |
| Burro d’arachidi | Peanut Butter | 1 Cup | 270 g |
| Acqua | Water | 1 Cup | 225 g |
| Latte | Milk | 1 Cup | 235 g |
| Latte condensato| Condensed Milk | 1 Can | 300 g |
| Panna | Heavy Cream | 1 Cup | 235 g |
| Yogurt | Yogurt | 1 Cup | 225 g |
| Latticello | Buttermilk | 1 Cup | 245 g |
| Gelato | Ice Cream | 1 Cup | 215 g |
| Formaggio spalmabile | Cream Cheese | 1 Cup | 225 g |
| Sale | Salt | 1 Tbsp | 17 g |
| Zucchero bianco | White Sugar | 1 Cup | 200 g |
| Zucchero di canna | Brown Sugar | 1 Cup | 210 g |
| Zucchero a velo | Icing Sugar | 1 Cup | 115 g |
| Miele | Honey | 1 Cup | 340 g |
| Sciroppo d’acero | Maple Syrup | 1 Cup | 340 g |
| Cacao | Cocoa Powder | 1 Cup | 100 g |
| Cioccolato (pezzetti) | Chocolate (chopped) | 1 Cup | 170 g |
| Nocciole | Nuts | 1 Cup | 100 g |
| Mandorle | Almond | 1 Cup | 100 g |
| Arachidi | Peanuts | 1 Cup | 100 g |