1 cup of bread flour in grams
1 cup of bread flour weighs about 120 grams.
| Grams | 120 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 4.23 oz |
| Tablespoons | 16 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 48 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 237 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of bread flour = 120 g, so 1 cup of bread flour is 1 × 120 ≈ 120 g.
How to measure 1 cup of bread flour
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 120 g of bread flour.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure, or 16 tablespoons.
Bread flour has more protein than all-purpose but weighs about the same by volume, so the two swap cup for cup and gram for gram.
Why bread flour weighs what it does
Bread 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.
1 cup of other ingredients
The same 1 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Bread flour | 120 g |
| All-purpose flour | 120 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 113 g |
| Almond flour | 96 g |
| Cornstarch | 128 g |
| Cocoa powder | 85 g |
| Granulated sugar | 200 g |
| Butter | 227 g |
| Water | 237 g |
Other amounts of bread flour
Full bread flour conversion chart → · Bread flour by the tablespoon →