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120g Bread Flour in Cups

120 grams of bread flour is 1 cup 127g per US cup. This is a single small loaf, a pizza base or a batch of rolls, where the hydration percentage is set against exactly this flour weight.

How many cups is 120g of bread flour?

120 grams of bread flour equals:

1
approximate cup
0.94
decimal cup
15
tablespoons
127g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon. It is about 12% of a 1 kg bag of bread flour.

Bread flour measures almost the same as all-purpose by volume, but dough hydration is calculated against the flour weight, so weigh it if you can.

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120 grams of Bread Flour is about 1 cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 127 grams per cup.

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1
cup
¼½¾1
120g of Bread Flour
cups
0.94
tbsp
15.1
tsp
45.4
About 15.1 tablespoons or 45.4 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 127g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 127g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (127g per US cup) is unchanged.

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120g of bread flour vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 120 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient120g in cupsg per cup
Bread Flour1 cup127
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Granulated Sugar⅝ cup200
Butter½ cup227

See all 120g conversions on the 120 grams to cups chart.

Nearby bread flour amounts

Grams of bread flourCupsTablespoons
100g¾ cup13 tbsp
110g⅞ cup14 tbsp
113g⅞ cup14 tbsp
115g⅞ cup14 tbsp
125g1 cup16 tbsp
130g1 cup16 tbsp
140g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
150g1⅛ cups19 tbsp

Full ladder on the bread flour grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 120g of bread flour?

120 grams of bread flour is 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon, worked out from 127 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of bread flour?

One US cup of bread flour weighs about 127 grams, one tablespoon about 7.94 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.65 grams. This page divides 120 grams by that cup weight.

Is 120g of bread flour the same as 120g of all-purpose flour?

No. 120g of bread flour is 1 cup, while 120g of all-purpose flour is 1 cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 120g of bread flour without a scale?

Use 15 tablespoons + ¼ teaspoon. Bread flour measures almost the same as all-purpose by volume, but dough hydration is calculated against the flour weight, so weigh it if you can.

Is it better to weigh bread flour or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the bread flour is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.