Utilities / Cooking

Cooking Measurement Converter

Convert recipe measurements the way cooks actually need them: fractions, cups, spoons, grams and ounces — with ingredient-aware weight-to-volume conversions instead of pretending every cup weighs the same.

Current conversion
1 US cup flour ≈ 120 g
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Kitchen profile
1 cup 236.59 mL · 1 tbsp 14.79 mL
Step 1

Choose the ingredient.

Ingredient choice only affects conversions between mass and volume. Volume-to-volume and mass-to-mass conversions use defined unit factors.

All-purpose flour referenceApproximate recipe weight. Packing technique can change the result.
120 g / US cup
Enter the weight for one cup in the selected kitchen profile.
Step 2

Enter the recipe amount.

Fractions and decimal commas are accepted. Use a space for thousands (1 000).
Quick:
Ingredient-aware conversion
Recipe scaleOriginal amount × 1
Result
Approximate · ingredient density
120
grams
Kitchen-friendly reading
1 cup ≈ 120 g
All-purpose flour · US kitchen profile · original recipe amount

Useful equivalents

Scaled amount
same ingredient
Why this is different

It knows when a conversion is exact — and when it is only an estimate.

Mass-to-mass and volume-to-volume conversions are unit conversions. A mass-to-volume result uses the selected ingredient's reference density, so it is intentionally marked approximate.

density = 120 g ÷ 236.588 mL = 0.5072 g/mL
Accuracy note: flour can be packed, sugar can settle, butter may be measured softened or solid, and brands differ. For baking where a recipe specifies grams, weighing the ingredient is usually the most reproducible method.

Reference basis: unit factors are defined independently from ingredient weights. Ingredient values are curated cooking references using sources such as King Arthur Baking, USDA household measures and manufacturer serving weights where appropriate.
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