140g Flour in Cups
140 grams of all-purpose flour is 1⅛ cups — 125g per US cup. This is single-cake, muffin and cookie-batch territory, where one over-packed cup is enough to turn a soft crumb dry.
How many cups is 140g of all-purpose flour?
140 grams of all-purpose flour equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 2¾ teaspoons. It is about 28% of a 500 g bag of flour.
Fluff the flour, spoon it into the cup, and level the top. Pushing the cup into the bag compacts it and can pack 30% more flour into the same "1 cup".
Grams to Cups Converter
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140 grams of All-Purpose Flour is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 125 grams per cup.
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- cups
- 1.12
- tbsp
- 17.9
- tsp
- 53.8
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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 125g per cup
Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.
Applies to this page only — the database value (125g per US cup) is unchanged.
140g of all-purpose flour vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 140 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 140g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 1⅛ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | ⅔ cup | 200 |
| Butter | ⅝ cup | 227 |
| Water | ⅝ cup | 236 |
See all 140g conversions on the 140 grams to cups chart.
Nearby all-purpose flour amounts
| Grams of all-purpose flour | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 115g | ⅞ cup | 15 tbsp |
| 120g | 1 cup | 15 tbsp |
| 125g | 1 cup | 16 tbsp |
| 130g | 1 cup | 17 tbsp |
| 150g | 1¼ cups | 19 tbsp |
| 160g | 1¼ cups | 20 tbsp |
| 165g | 1⅓ cups | 21 tbsp |
| 170g | 1⅜ cups | 22 tbsp |
Full ladder on the flour grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 140g of all-purpose flour?
140 grams of all-purpose flour is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 2¾ teaspoons, worked out from 125 grams per US cup.
How many grams are in 1 cup of all-purpose flour?
One US cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 125 grams, one tablespoon about 7.81 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.6 grams. This page divides 140 grams by that cup weight.
Is 140g of all-purpose flour the same as 140g of granulated sugar?
No. 140g of all-purpose flour is 1⅛ cups, while 140g of granulated sugar is ⅔ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 140g of all-purpose flour without a scale?
Use 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 2¾ teaspoons. Fluff the flour, spoon it into the cup, and level the top. Pushing the cup into the bag compacts it and can pack 30% more flour into the same "1 cup".
Is it better to weigh all-purpose flour or measure it in cups?
Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the all-purpose 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.