3 cups of all-purpose flour in grams
3 cups of all-purpose flour weighs about 360 grams.
| Grams | 360 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 12.7 oz |
| Tablespoons | 48 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 144 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 710 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of all-purpose flour = 120 g, so 3 cups of all-purpose flour is 3 × 120 ≈ 360 g.
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How to measure 3 cups of all-purpose flour
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 360 g of all-purpose flour.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure three times, leveling each one. For this much, weighing is quicker and more accurate.
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.
3 cups of other ingredients
The same 3 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 3 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 360 g |
| Bread flour | 360 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 339 g |
| Almond flour | 288 g |
| Cornstarch | 384 g |
| Cocoa powder | 255 g |
| Granulated sugar | 600 g |
| Butter | 681 g |
| Water | 711 g |
Other amounts of all-purpose flour
Full all-purpose flour conversion chart → · All-purpose flour by the tablespoon →