1/2 cup of honey in grams

1/2 cup of honey weighs about 170 grams.

Grams170 g
Ounces6 oz
Tablespoons8 tbsp
Teaspoons24 tsp
Milliliters (volume)118 ml

This is based on 1 cup of honey = 340 g, so 1/2 cup of honey is 1/2 × 340 ≈ 170 g.

How to measure 1/2 cup of honey

By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 170 g of honey.

By volume: Use a 1/2-cup measure, two 1/4-cup measures, or 8 tablespoons.

Honey is dense, so a cup weighs much more than a cup of water. Lightly oil the measuring cup and it will slide right out.

Why honey weighs what it does

Honey is about 43% heavier 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.

1/2 cup of other ingredients

The same 1/2 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:

Ingredient1/2 cup in grams
Honey170 g
Granulated sugar100 g
Brown sugar (packed)107 g
Powdered sugar60 g
Maple syrup158 g
All-purpose flour60 g
Butter114 g
Water119 g
Milk123 g

Other amounts of honey

Full honey conversion chart → · Honey by the tablespoon →

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