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120g Oats in Cups

120 grams of rolled oats is 1⅓ cups 90g per US cup. This is porridge and flapjack range. Oats weigh only about 90 g per cup, so the cup number looks surprisingly large next to denser ingredients.

How many cups is 120g of rolled oats?

120 grams of rolled oats equals:

1⅓
approximate cups
1.33
decimal cups
21
tablespoons
90g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon. It is about 24% of a 500 g bag of oats.

Rolled oats are flaky and full of air, so they take up far more cup volume than the same weight of flour or sugar. Do not press them down.

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120 grams of Oats is about 1⅓ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 90 grams per cup.

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1⅓
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
120g of Oats
cups
1.33
tbsp
21.3
tsp
64.0
About 21.3 tablespoons or 64.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 90g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 90g per cup

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120g of rolled oats 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
Oats1⅓ cups90
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Granulated Sugar⅝ cup200
Butter½ cup227

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

Nearby rolled oats amounts

Grams of rolled oatsCupsTablespoons
100g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
110g1¼ cups20 tbsp
113g1¼ cups20 tbsp
115g1¼ cups20 tbsp
125g1⅜ cups22 tbsp
130g1½ cups23 tbsp
140g1½ cups25 tbsp
150g1⅔ cups27 tbsp

Full ladder on the oats grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 120g of rolled oats?

120 grams of rolled oats is 1⅓ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon, worked out from 90 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of rolled oats?

One US cup of rolled oats weighs about 90 grams, one tablespoon about 5.63 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.88 grams. This page divides 120 grams by that cup weight.

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

No. 120g of rolled oats is 1⅓ cups, 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 rolled oats without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon. Rolled oats are flaky and full of air, so they take up far more cup volume than the same weight of flour or sugar. Do not press them down.

Is it better to weigh rolled oats or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the rolled oats 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.