Conversions from cups to grams
With the current offer for foreign cookbooks you can buy is it possible to take every kitchen around the world into your home. And I haven’t even mentioned the recipes you can find on the wordwide web!
What can make it a little difficult is the fact that we use grams and ml in Europe while the US and the UK work with cups and spoons. This can cause a bit of an issue when you want to use a recipe. The easiest solution is to run to the nearest store and buy yourself a set of cups and spoons. I can highly recommend that, as it makes life so much easier! But if you want to start cooking straight away; I have converted the most common uses in cooking here.
For liquids
Cup of Spoon | Milliliter | Tablespoon or teaspoon |
½ teaspoon (ts, – t sp) | 2,5 ml | 1/2 teaspoon |
1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 1 theelepels |
1 tablespoon (tbs- tb sp- TS) (3 teaspoons) | 15 ml | 1 tablespoon |
1/8 cup | 30 ml | |
1/4 cup | 60 ml (59 ml)* | 4 tablespoons |
1/3 cup | 80 ml (78 ml)* | |
1/2 cup | 120 ml (118 ml)* | 8 tablespoons |
1 cup | 240 ml (236 ml)* | 16 tablespoons |
1 1/2 cups | 350 ml | |
2 cups | 475 ml | |
3 cups | 700 ml | |
4 cups | 950 ml |
* All the above measurements have been round up; exact volumes in milliliter are mentioned between brackets
Calculating cups and spoons into grams is a little tricker, because you have to deal with volume per ingredient (a tablespoon of butter would weigh heavier than the same tablespoon with icingsugar for instance)
Here is a calculation for a few common ingredients. If your ingredient is not listed, than check which one comes closest and use those measurements or do a search online.
Ingrediënt | Engelse cups and spoons to grams |
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1 cup | 3/4 cup | 2/3 cup | 1/2 cup | 1/3 cup | 1/4 cup | 2 Tbsp | ||
Cornflour | 160 g | 120 g | 100 g | 80 g | 50 g | 40 g | 20 g | |
Flour | 120 g | 90 g | 80 g | 60 g | 40 g | 30 g | 15 g | |
Flour, sieved | 110 g | 80 g | 70 g | 55 g | 35 g | 27 g | 13 g | |
Cornstarch | 120 g | 90 g | 80 g | 60 g | 40 g | 30 g | 15 g | |
Butter | 240 g | 180 g | 160 g | 120 g | 80 g | 60 g | 30 g | |
Margarine | 190 g | 140 g | 125 g | 95 g | 65 g | 48 g | 24 g | |
Sugar | 200 g | 150 g | 130 g | 100 g | 65 g | 50 g | 25 g | |
Icing sugar | 100 g | 75 g | 70 g | 50 g | 35 g | 25 g | 13 g | |
Honey | 340 g | 255 g | 227 g | 170 g | 113 g | 85 g | 43 g | |
Salt | 300 g | 230 g | 200 g | 150 g | 100 g | 75 g | 40 g | |
Rice (dry) | 190 g | 140 g | 125 g | 95 g | 65 g | 48 g | 24 g | |
Pasta (uncooked) | 140 g | 100 g | 90 g | 70 g | 45 g | 35 g | 17 g | |
Vegetables and/or fruit, cut | 150 g | 110 g | 100 g | 75 g | 50 g | 40 g | 20 g | |
Nuts, chopped | 150 g | 110 g | 100 g | 75 g | 50 g | 40 g | 20 g | |
breadcrumbs | 60 g | 45 g | 40 g | 30 g | 20 g | 15 g | 8 g | |
breadcrumbs (from a package) | 150 g | 110 g | 100 g | 75 g | 50 g | 40 g | 20 g | |
Grated cheese | 90 g | 65 g | 60 g | 45 g | 30 g | 22 g | 11 g | |