Ingredient Conversions - Cups, Grams, Ounces, Metric & Imperial (2024)

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Easily convert all of the most common cooking ingredients between cups, grams, ounces, metric & imperial measurements in just seconds.

Cooking shouldn't be hard work ... and converting ingredient measurements most definitely shouldn't! Take the confusion out of converting the cooking measurements in your favourite recipes by using my easy to use conversion guide.

Plus I’ve got a free printable Ingredient Conversion Chart for you to make it all simple!

Ingredient Conversions - Cups, Grams, Ounces, Metric & Imperial (1)

When cooking in the kitchen, it's important to know the correct volume and weight ingredient conversions for your recipes.

Whether you're converting between cups, grams or ounces, or simply halving or doubling a recipe, having the correct conversions can be the decider between a baking disaster and success!

Table Of Contents

    • Breadcrumbs
    • Butter
    • Buttermilk
    • Cheese, shredded/grated
    • Chocolate Chips/Bits
    • Cocoa Powder
    • Coconut, desiccated
    • Cornflour
    • Cornmeal
    • Cream, heavy/pouring
    • Cream Cheese
    • Flour, plain/self-raising
    • Golden Syrup
    • Ground Almonds / Almond Meal
    • Honey
    • Maple Syrup
    • Milk
    • Oil, Vegetable/Olive/Canola
    • Rice, uncooked
    • Salt
    • Sour Cream
    • Brown Sugar, lightly packed
    • Brown Sugar, firmly packed
    • Caster Sugar
    • Granulated Sugar
    • Icing Sugar (Confectioners Sugar/Powdered Sugar)
    • White Sugar
    • Raisins
    • Rolled Oats
    • Sultanas
    • Water
    • Yoghurt
  • Common Cooking Measurement Abbreviations
  • Degrees Celsius To Fahrenheit Oven Temperature Conversion

Common Ingredient Conversions - Cups, Grams & Ounces

There's nothing more frustrating than finding a new recipe that you'd love to try... but then realising that all of the ingredients have measurements that aren't familiar to you!

So I've done all of the hard work for you and have converted ALL of the most common cooking ingredients into simple tables that show you the equivalent measurements in cups, grams and ounces.

Whether you're wanting to convert from cups to ounces or ounces to grams, simply follow my ingredient conversions below...

Breadcrumbs

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup90g2 ¾ oz
½ cup45g1 ½ oz
⅓ cup30g1 oz
¼ cup25g¾ oz

Butter

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup250g8 oz
½ cup125g4 oz
⅓ cup80g2 ½ oz
¼ cup60g2 oz

Buttermilk

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup270g9 ½ oz
½ cup135g4 ¾ oz
⅓ cup90g3 ¼ oz
¼ cup70g2 ½ oz

Cheese, shredded/grated

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup80g2 ½ oz
½ cup40g1 oz
⅓ cup35g1oz
¼ cup25g¾oz

Chocolate Chips/Bits

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup190g6 oz
½ cup95g3 oz
⅓ cup70g2 ¼ oz
¼ cup55g1 ¾oz

Cocoa Powder

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup110g4 oz
½ cup55g2 oz
⅓ cup37g1 ¼ oz
¼ cup27g1oz

Coconut, desiccated

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup85g2 ¾ oz
½ cup45g1 ½ oz
⅓ cup35g1oz
¼ cup20g½ oz

Cornflour

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup120g4 ¼ oz
½ cup60g2 ¼ oz
⅓ cup40g1½ oz
¼ cup30g1 oz

Cornmeal

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup150g4 ¾ oz
½ cup75g2 ½oz
⅓ cup50g1½ oz
¼ cup40g1½oz

Cream, heavy/pouring

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup255g9 oz
½ cup130g4 ½oz
⅓ cup85g3 oz
¼ cup65g2¼oz

Cream Cheese

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup230g8 oz
½ cup115g4oz
⅓ cup75g2 ¾ oz
¼ cup55g2oz

Flour, plain/self-raising

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup150g4 ¾ oz
½ cup75g2 ½oz
⅓ cup50g1½oz
¼ cup40g1½oz

Golden Syrup

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup325g11 ½ oz
½ cup160g5 ¾ oz
⅓ cup110g3 ¾ oz
¼ cup80g2¾oz

Ground Almonds / Almond Meal

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup95g3 ¼ oz
½ cup50g1 ¾ oz
⅓ cup30g1 oz
¼ cup25g¾oz

Honey

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup325g11 ½ oz
½ cup160g5 ¾ oz
⅓ cup110g3 ¾ oz
¼ cup80g2¾oz

Maple Syrup

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup300g10 ¾ oz
½ cup150g5 ¼ oz
⅓ cup100g3 ½ oz
¼ cup75g2¾oz

Milk

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup255g9 oz
½ cup125g4 ½ oz
⅓ cup85g3 oz
¼ cup65g2¼oz

Oil, Vegetable/Olive/Canola

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup214g7 ½ oz
½ cup107g3 ¾oz
⅓ cup71g2½oz
¼ cup54g1¾oz

Rice, uncooked

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup200g6 ½oz
½ cup100g3oz
⅓ cup70g2 ¼ oz
¼ cup50g1½oz

Salt

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup288g10oz
½ cup144g5oz
⅓ cup96g2 ¼ oz
¼ cup72g2½oz

Sour Cream

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup235g7 ½oz
½ cup125g4 oz
⅓ cup85g2 ½ oz
¼ cup65g2oz

Brown Sugar, lightly packed

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup160g5oz
½ cup80g2½oz
⅓ cup60g2oz
¼ cup45g1 ½oz

Brown Sugar, firmly packed

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup200g6½oz
½ cup100g3oz
⅓ cup70g2 ¼ oz
¼ cup55goz

Caster Sugar

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup220g7oz
½ cup115g3¾oz
⅓ cup80g2 ½ oz
¼ cup60g2oz

Granulated Sugar

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup200g6 ½oz
½ cup100g3oz
⅓ cup70g2 ¼ oz
¼ cup55goz

Icing Sugar (Confectioners Sugar/Powdered Sugar)

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup150g4 ¾oz
½ cup80g2 ½ oz
⅓ cup60g2 oz
¼ cup45g1 ½oz

White Sugar

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup225g7oz
½ cup110g3 ½ oz
⅓ cup80g2 ½ oz
¼ cup60g2oz

Raisins

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup145g5oz
½ cup75g2 ½ oz
⅓ cup50g1 ¾ oz
¼ cup35g1¼ oz

Rolled Oats

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup80g3oz
½ cup40g1 ½ oz
⅓ cup30g1 oz
¼ cup20g¾oz

Sultanas

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup170g5 ½oz
½ cup90g3 oz
⅓ cup65g2 oz
¼ cup45g1 ½oz

Water

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup240g8 ½oz
½ cup120g4 ¼ oz
⅓ cup80g2 ¾ oz
¼ cup60g2oz

Yoghurt

CupsGramsOunces
1 cup260g8 ¼ oz
½ cup130g4 oz
⅓ cup90g3 oz
¼ cup70g2¼oz

Common Cooking Measurement Abbreviations

We've all accidentally mistaken abbreviations of cooking measurements... and it can spell disaster for your recipe!

Here are the most common cooking measurement abbreviations used in both the metric & imperial systems of measurement:

Degrees Celsius To Fahrenheit Oven Temperature Conversion

Need to convert your oven temperature from degrees celsius to fahrenheit, or vice versa? Follow my simple temperature conversion guide:

Degrees CelsiusFahrenheit
120 c250 F
160 c320 F
180 c350 F
205 c400 F
220 c425 F

Free Printable Baking Conversions Chart: Grams/Cups/Ounces - Metric & Imperial

Print out my helpful ingredients conversion chart and have it ready in your kitchen for next time you need to convert an ingredient in a hurry!

Click here to download your FREE printable ingredients conversion chart.

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Comments

  1. Amanda

    Hi, do you use Australian tbsp measurements?

    Reply

    • Lucy

      Yes

      Reply

    • Lucy

      I'm glad you like it!

      Reply

  2. Danielle

    Hi Lucy, your recipes are fabulous and so is your beautiful pastel kitchen splash back glass! Can you tell me the colour please.

    Reply

    • Lucy

      Hi Danielle, I actually can't remember exactly what the colour was that we chose!!! It's a very pale silver!

      Reply

  3. Robyn scott

    Your recipies are so great

    Reply

    • Lucy Mathieson

      Thank you Robyn!!! That means the world to me!

      Reply

  4. Nelleke

    How about fluids? I just do not understand those cups.....

    Reply

    • Trish

      hi Lucy, do you have a chart for fluids please, Trish

      Reply

      • Lucy Mathieson

        Hi Trish, no sorry I dont but I'll work on one!

        Reply

        • Miriam

          Thabk you so much.
          I have had many disasters with bit knowing. Just yesterday in fact. I read 1 cup was equivalent to 250g. Needless to say the pastry was horrible.

          Reply

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