100 grams sourdough starter to cups
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- Cups (cup)
- 0.440529
100 g = 0.440529 cups (Sourdough starter, 227 g per cup).
Cups (cup): 0.440529. 100 g = 0.440529 cups (Sourdough starter, 227 g per cup).
Cups (cup) by grams (g)
How to calculate
Converts grams of sourdough starter to cups and back, from the weight of 1 cup (sourdough starter: 227 g).
Example with the default inputs (Grams (g) 100, Ingredient Sourdough starter, 227 g per cup): 100 g = 0.440529 cups (Sourdough starter, 227 g per cup).
Formula: cups = grams ÷ 227, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (sourdough starter: 227 g)
- Grams per cup are USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) portion weights for one level US cup (8 US fluid ounces): all-purpose flour 125 g (FDC 168894), granulated sugar 200 g (FDC 169655), brown sugar, packed 220 g (FDC 168833), powdered sugar, unsifted 120 g (FDC 169656), whole milk 244 g (FDC 171265), butter 227 g (FDC 173410), olive oil 216 g (FDC 171413), honey 339 g (FDC 169640), white rice, uncooked 185 g (FDC 169756).
- Sourdough starter is 227 g per level US cup (8 oz): the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart lists 1 cup of starter at 227 to 241 g, and this page uses the low end.
- Water is pure water: 0.999975 kg per liter at 4 °C and 0.998207 kg per liter at 20 °C, from the Tanaka et al. (2001) density formula.
- How you fill the cup changes the weight: packed, sifted, or scooped flour can differ by 20% or more.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up; an answer of 1 billion or more shows at most 15 significant digits.
Worked examples
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- Grams (g) 250, Ingredient All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup gives Cups (cup) 2.Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 168894: 1 cup = 125 g
- Grams (g) 100, Ingredient Granulated sugar, 200 g per cup gives Cups (cup) 0.5.Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 169655: 1 cup = 200 g
- Grams (g) 100, Ingredient Sourdough starter, 227 g per cup gives Cups (cup) 0.440529.
Other questions people ask
What is 100 grams of sourdough starter in cups?
100 grams of sourdough starter is 0.440529 cups. The formula is cups = grams ÷ 227: this page uses 227 g per level US cup (sourdough starter, from the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart).
How do I convert grams of sourdough starter to cups?
cups = grams ÷ 227, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (sourdough starter: 227 g). For example, 250 grams of sourdough starter is 1.101322 cups.
How much does a cup of sourdough starter weigh?
227 to 241 g (8 to 8 1/2 oz), in the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart, which does not state the hydration of the starter. This page uses 227 g, so 100 g of starter is 0.440529 cups; at 241 g a cup it is 0.414938 cups.
How many cups is 100 grams of another ingredient?
It depends on the ingredient, because a weight does not fix the volume. 100 grams is about, in cups: all-purpose flour 0.8; granulated sugar 0.5; brown sugar, packed 0.4545; powdered sugar, unsifted 0.8333; water at 4 °C 0.4227; water at 20 °C 0.4234; whole milk 0.4098; butter 0.4405; olive oil 0.463; honey 0.295; white rice, uncooked 0.5405. Pick the ingredient in the converter for its exact answer.