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What is 3.5 cups of flour to grams?

The ingredient is set to all-purpose flour. Type a value in either box, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.

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437.5

3.5 cups = 437.5 g (All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup).

Grams (g): 437.5. 3.5 cups = 437.5 g (All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup).

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How to calculate

Converts cups of flour to grams and back, from the weight of 1 cup (all-purpose flour: 125 g).

Example with the default inputs (Cups (cup) 3.5, Ingredient All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup): 3.5 cups = 437.5 g (All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup).

Formula: grams = cups × 125, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (all-purpose flour: 125 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).
  • 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.
  • The answer shows at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up; the calculation keeps full precision.

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  1. Cups (cup) 1, Ingredient All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup gives Grams (g) 125.Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 168894: 1 cup = 125 g
  2. Cups (cup) 2, Ingredient Granulated sugar, 200 g per cup gives Grams (g) 400.Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 169655: 1 cup = 200 g

Other questions people ask

What is 3.5 cups of flour in grams?

3.5 cups of flour is 437.5 grams. The formula is grams = cups × 125: USDA FoodData Central lists 1 level US cup at 125 g (all-purpose flour, FDC 168894).

How do I convert cups of flour to grams?

grams = cups × 125, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (all-purpose flour: 125 g). For example, 1 cup of flour is 125 grams.

Why does my cup of flour weigh a different amount?

Flour packs down. Spooned and levelled flour weighs about 125 g a cup, but a scooped or packed cup can weigh 20% more. For baking, weighing is more accurate than measuring by volume.

How many grams is 3.5 cups of another ingredient?

It depends on the ingredient, because a volume does not fix the weight. 3.5 cups is about, in grams: granulated sugar 700; brown sugar, packed 770; powdered sugar, unsifted 420; water at 4 °C 828; water at 20 °C 826.6; whole milk 854; butter 794.5; olive oil 756; honey 1,187; white rice, uncooked 647.5. Pick the ingredient in the converter for its exact answer.