240g Flour in Cups
240 grams of all-purpose flour is 1⅞ 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 240g of all-purpose flour?
240 grams of all-purpose flour equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2¼ teaspoons. It is about 48% 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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240 grams of All-Purpose Flour is about 1⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 125 grams per cup.
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- cups
- 1.92
- tbsp
- 30.7
- tsp
- 92.2
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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.
240g of all-purpose flour vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 240 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 240g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 1⅞ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 1¼ cups | 200 |
| Butter | 1 cup | 227 |
| Water | 1 cup | 236 |
See all 240g conversions on the 240 grams to cups chart.
Nearby all-purpose flour amounts
| Grams of all-purpose flour | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 220g | 1¾ cups | 28 tbsp |
| 225g | 1¾ cups | 29 tbsp |
| 227g | 1⅞ cups | 29 tbsp |
| 230g | 1⅞ cups | 29 tbsp |
| 250g | 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 255g | 2 cups | 33 tbsp |
| 260g | 2⅛ cups | 33 tbsp |
| 275g | 2¼ cups | 35 tbsp |
Full ladder on the flour grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 240g of all-purpose flour?
240 grams of all-purpose flour is 1⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2¼ 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 240 grams by that cup weight.
Is 240g of all-purpose flour the same as 240g of granulated sugar?
No. 240g of all-purpose flour is 1⅞ cups, while 240g of granulated sugar is 1¼ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 240g of all-purpose flour without a scale?
Use 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2¼ 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.