3 cups of whole wheat flour in grams
3 cups of whole wheat flour weighs about 339 grams.
| Grams | 339 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 12 oz |
| Tablespoons | 48 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 144 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 710 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of whole wheat flour = 113 g, so 3 cups of whole wheat flour is 3 × 113 ≈ 339 g.
How to measure 3 cups of whole wheat flour
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 339 g of whole wheat flour.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure three times, leveling each one. For this much, weighing is quicker and more accurate.
Whole wheat flour contains the bran, which makes it slightly lighter and fluffier by volume than white flour.
Why whole wheat flour weighs what it does
Whole wheat flour is about 52% 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 |
|---|---|
| Whole wheat flour | 339 g |
| All-purpose flour | 360 g |
| Bread flour | 360 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 whole wheat flour
Full whole wheat flour conversion chart → · Whole wheat flour by the tablespoon →