Sometimes when I'm not sure about a recipe but want to try it anyway, I scale down the recipe to 50% of the original. In those circumstances, I found it very difficult to calculate 50% of ¾ cup, or to measure 50% of 1.5 tablespoon, etc. Then I found this handy table in my "Baking for Dummies" book. For instance ¾th of a cup is equal to 12 tablespoons, so half of it would be 6 tablespoons.
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How to convert 200 grams to cups?
Here is the chart on converting 200 grams to cups:
| Ingredient | Measurement in Grams | Equivalence in Cups (US) | Approximately |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Purpose Flour | 200 grams | 1.60 cups | 1.5 cups + 2 Tbspn |
| Butter | 200 grams | 0.88 cup | ¾th cup + 2 Tbspn |
| Cake Flour | 200 grams | 1.46 cups unsifted | 1.5 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | 200 grams | 1 cup | 1 cup |
| Brown Sugar | 200 grams | 0.91 cup, packed | 1 cup minus 1 Tbspn |
| Ground Almonds | 200 grams | 0.88 cup, packed | ¾th cup + 2 Tbspn |
| Flaked Coconut | 200 grams | 2.60 cups | 2.5 cups + 1 Tbspn |
| Unsweetened Cocoa Powder | 200 grams | 2.33 cups | 2.5 cups - 2 Tbspn |
Cups To Grams Conversions (Metric)
Butter Measurements
| Cups | Sticks | Pounds | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | ½ | ⅛ | 4 | 55 g |
| ½ | 1 | ¼ | 8 | 112 g |
| ⅓ | ½+1 & ⅓ tbspns | n/a | 5 & ⅓ | 75 g |
| ⅔ | 1 + 2 & ⅔ tbspns | n/a | 10 & ⅔ | 150 g |
| ¾ | 1 & ½ | ⅜ | 12 | 170 g |
| 1 | 2 | ½ | 16 | 225 g |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 450 g |
All Purpose Flour, Icing or Powdered Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 grams |
| ¼ cup | 30 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 45 grams |
| ½ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 75 grams |
| ¾ cup | 85 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 100 grams |
| 1 cup | 110 grams |
Cake Flour
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 65 grams |
| ¾ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 85 grams |
| 1 cup | 95 grams |
Granulated Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 30 grams |
| ¼ cup | 55 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 75 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 85 grams |
| ½ cup | 115 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 140 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 150 grams |
| ¾ cup | 170 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 200 grams |
| 1 cup | 225 grams |
Brown Sugar
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 grams |
| ¼ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 65 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 75 grams |
| ½ cup | 100 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 125 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 135 grams |
| ¾ cup | 150 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 175 grams |
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
Sliced Almonds
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 55 grams |
| ¾ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 70 grams |
| 1 cup | 80 grams |
Ground Almonds
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 grams |
| ¼ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 65 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 75 grams |
| ½ cup | 100 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 125 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 135 grams |
| ¾ cup | 150 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 175 grams |
| 1 cup | 200 grams |
Flaked Coconut
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 20 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 30 grams |
| ½ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 45 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 50 grams |
| ¾ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 65 grams |
| 1 cup | 75 grams |
Grated Coconut
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 10 grams |
| ¼ cup | 25 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 35 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 40 grams |
| ½ cup | 50 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 65 grams |
| ¾ cup | 75 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 85 grams |
| 1 cup | 100 grams |
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 15 grams |
| ¼ cup | 30 grams |
| ⅓ cup | 40 grams |
| ⅜ cup | 45 grams |
| ½ cup | 60 grams |
| ⅝ cup | 70 grams |
| ⅔ cup | 75 grams |
| ¾ cup | 85 grams |
| ⅞ cup | 100 grams |
| 1 cup | 125 grams |
Baking Measurements
| If a recipe calls for this amount | You can also measure it this way |
|---|---|
| Dash | 2 or 3 drops (liquid) or less than ⅛ teaspoon (dry) |
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons or ½ ounce |
| 2 tablespoons | 1 ounce |
| ¼ cup | 4 tablespoons or 2 ounces |
| ⅓ cup | 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon |
| ½ cup | 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces |
| ¾ cup | 12 tablespoons or 6 ounces |
| 1 cup | 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces |
| 1 pint | 2 cups or 16 ounces or 1 pound |
| 1 quart | 4 cups or 2 pints |
| 1 gallon | 4 quarts |
| 1 pound | 16 ounces |
Volume Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Units | Australian Units |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ teaspoon | 1 ml | 1 ml |
| ½ teaspoon | 2 ml | 2 ml |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | 20 ml |
| ¼ cup | 50 ml | 60 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 75 ml | 80 ml |
| ½ cup | 125 ml | 125 ml |
| ⅔ cup | 150 ml | 170 ml |
| ¾ cup | 175 ml | 190 ml |
| 1 cup | 250 ml | 250 ml |
| 1 quart | 1 liter | 1 liter |
| 1 and ½ quarts | 1.5 liters | 1.5 liters |
| 2 quarts | 2 liters | 2 liters |
| 2 and ½ quarts | 2.5 liters | 2.5 liters |
| 3 quarts | 3 liters | 3 liters |
| 4 quarts | 4 liters | 4 liters |
Weight Measurements
| US Units | Canadian Metric | Australian Metric |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 30 grams | 30 grams |
| 2 ounces | 55 grams | 60 grams |
| 3 ounces | 85 grams | 90 grams |
| 4 ounces (¼ pound) | 115 grams | 125 grams |
| 8 ounces (½ pound) | 225 grams | 225 grams |
| 16 ounces (1 pound) | 455 grams | 500 grams (½ kg) |
Temperature Conversions
| Fahrenheit | Celsius |
|---|---|
| 32 | 0 |
| 212 | 100 |
| 250 | 120 |
| 275 | 140 |
| 300 | 150 |
| 325 | 160 |
| 350 | 180 |
| 375 | 190 |
| 400 | 200 |
| 425 | 220 |
| 450 | 230 |
| 475 | 240 |
| 500 | 260 |
Happy Baking!
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Mary says
I don't have a 1/8 teaspoon & when it calls for 1/8 teaspoon I am not sure how to convert that.
Thank you.
Madhuram says
Half of 1/4 teaspoon is 1/8th teaspoon.
A says
I used this site to help me measure how many tbs it takes to create 1 stick of butter this was a real help since I hardly buy sticks of butter
Leanna says
If a recipe called for 5 eggs, how would I split that?
thank you by the way! this is very helpful! 🙂
Madhuram says
Hi Leanna, could you be more specific? Are you asking what is the substitute for 5 eggs?
Shubha Satish says
Hi Madhu,
I have a baking tray and hence occasionally bake cookies & buns. I want to invest in a proper pan in which I can bake cake & also bread. Please give some suggestions regarding buying a pan or a baking set, size and brand.
I need one more clarification. I have tried few of your recipes by halving the amounts of the ingredients. Result is that it turns out OK, but not as good as your recipe. Can you please tell me where I am wrong. I am also switching to healthy, (but tasty)substitutes!
Thanks for your interesting and inspiring site.
Shubha
P.S. I think it would be good if you could put one more page for people like me to know essential baking needs!
Madhuram says
Thanks for your feedback Shubha. I too am thinking of doing a post on basic baking needs. Hopefully I can get to it pretty soon. When I started baking, I got the basic starter kit by Baker's Secret. Even Wilton has it. The pack comes with 2 cookie sheets, a muffin pan, a bread pan, 2 round cake tins and a pizza tray. This is pretty much enough for beginners. You can grab mixing bowls, measuring spoons, cups, spatula, whisk etc in Dollar stores or sometimes even Walmart has this as a kit. Halving of recipe does not work in all recipes. I too don't get desired results while halving some recipes. It is more of a trial and error method only.
Mary says
When baking I always experiment, sometimes I didn't measure the ingredients, sometimes it's too sweet and sometimes not at all. so next time I will make this as a reference. Thanks for this. Bookmarked.... 🙂
Daliyah says
Hi this is nice. I am trying to impress and bake a cake for my boyfriend and not sure about measurements. so I googled it and landed on your page. This is very helpful thanks you so much.
🙂
vidhi jain says
hi can u plzz tell me where can i get energ eggreplacer in delhi??
Madhuram says
Somebody mentioned that there's a Whole Foods in Delhi and they have EnerG.
Revati says
Where can I buy Agar Agar powder in US.
Madhuram says
Try Whole Foods or Asian grocery stores.
Rashmi says
You can even purchase it online on amazon.
rekha says
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febi says
hai...just want to ask is the measurement that you have here i can use it in indonesia as well??..cause i kinda confu
Madhuram says
Hi Febi, I have used the standard baking spoons (1/4tsp, 1/2tsp, 1tsp, 1/2tbspn, 1tbspn), cups (1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, 1 cup) and mug (for measuring liquids) in my recipes. But if you follow the gms measurement use the table for conversion.
Chad says
Very useful information - I am always needing to convert measurments
when cooking. Bookmarking this page.
sheila says
Hi im trying to bake the strawberry muffin receipe for about 12 people .Can I use a 23cm/7cm cm spring form pan.Can I double the receipe.Thanks.
Madhuram says
I think you should be okay doubling the recipe. It's usually halving that doesn't come out so well. The given measurement should yield a good 8 inch round cake.
sheila says
Thanks Madhuram for your reply.I think my pan size would be 9inches anyawy will try it.Thanks once again.
Ruchi says
Hi - I stumbled upon your website looking for eggless cake recipes that I needed to bake for a friend and found a treasure trove of recipes.
You have a great site and I like the clarity with which you have explained egg substitutes.
Do you also have recipes for eggless easy to make royal icing?
Ruchi.
dove says
I am at chennai, currently hunting for molasses to begin making cakes/breads but where exactly should I purchase it and what is it. I did google but could not understand, they linked it with sugar and a brown syrup. Does anyone know stores in my zone that sell baking ingredients. There are lots of other things that aren't available in my kitchen. Yesterday I tried to bake bread but had to cut off so many ingredients, it turned out to be a nightmare - a brittle bread. 🙁 Thank you.
Madhuram says
Molasses is not an ingredient which is used quite frequently while baking. So you should be okay without it. I hear that Chennai has a lot of new chain of grocery stores these days. So finding basic baking ingredients should not be a problem.
sheela says
thanks for your lovely eggless receipes.
However I have not been able to find eggless donut receipes. Can you please guide me
Thanks
Thanks Sheela. I will try to put some recipes here.
jyothi says
hi madhuram,
you have a lovely blog.
i am still new to baking and i think your site will be very useful. i have tried baking cakes and cookies few times but never successful.will try again using tips in your site, hope will be successful this time. thank you.
Thanks Jyothi. Feel free to write to me if you have any questions.
Aparna says
Hi Madhuram,
You have a fantastic food blog!
I have a question. In yr baking measurement, you mentioned that 1/2 cup, for instance, equals 4 ounces. Is this only for liquid measurements or can we apply this for say, flour? Because I came across some recipes that measure flour in ounces. I don't have a kitchen scale, so just wanted to be sure.
Aparna, I too am not sure about that but I too have considered the same because I don't have a kitchen scale. I have not tried it though so I don't know how it will turn out. Sorry.
Nancy says
White flour: 1 cup = 4.409 ounces
asstha says
this is very helpful... i've saved it for future reference. thanks so much... 😀