2 cups of all-purpose flour in grams
2 cups of all-purpose flour weighs about 240 grams.
| Grams | 240 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 8.47 oz |
| Tablespoons | 32 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 96 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 473 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of all-purpose flour = 120 g, so 2 cups of all-purpose flour is 2 × 120 ≈ 240 g.
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How to measure 2 cups of all-purpose flour
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 240 g of all-purpose flour.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure twice, leveling each one.
Flour weight depends heavily on how you fill the cup. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down and can add 20–30 g per cup, so spoon it in and level it off, or better yet, weigh it.
Why all-purpose flour weighs what it does
All-purpose flour is about 49% lighter than the same volume of water, which weighs about 237 g per cup. That is why you can't convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient.
2 cups of other ingredients
The same 2 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 2 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 240 g |
| Bread flour | 240 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 226 g |
| Almond flour | 192 g |
| Cornstarch | 256 g |
| Cocoa powder | 170 g |
| Granulated sugar | 400 g |
| Butter | 454 g |
| Water | 474 g |
Other amounts of all-purpose flour
Full all-purpose flour conversion chart → · All-purpose flour by the tablespoon →