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240g Water in Cups

240 grams of water is 1 cup 236g per US cup. Doughs, sauces and grain cooking sit here. Because water weighs 1 g per ml, the cup reading and the ml reading are interchangeable.

How many cups is 240g of water?

240 grams of water equals:

1
approximate cup
1.02
decimal cup
16
tablespoons
236g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + ¾ teaspoon. It is about 96% of a 250 ml glass.

Water is the one ingredient where grams and millilitres match one for one, so a jug marked in ml is as accurate as a scale.

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240 grams of Water is about 1 cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 236 grams per cup.

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1
cup
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
240g of Water
cups
1.02
tbsp
16.3
tsp
48.8
About 16.3 tablespoons or 48.8 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + ¾ teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 236g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 236g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (236g per US cup) is unchanged.

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240g of water vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 240 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient240g in cupsg per cup
Water1 cup236
All-Purpose Flour1⅞ cups125
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200
Butter1 cup227

See all 240g conversions on the 240 grams to cups chart.

Nearby water amounts

Grams of waterCupsTablespoons
220g⅞ cup15 tbsp
225g1 cup15 tbsp
227g1 cup15 tbsp
230g1 cup16 tbsp
250g1 cup17 tbsp
255g1⅛ cups17 tbsp
260g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
275g1⅛ cups19 tbsp

Full ladder on the water grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 240g of water?

240 grams of water is 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + ¾ teaspoon, worked out from 236 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of water?

One US cup of water weighs about 236 grams, one tablespoon about 14.75 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.92 grams. This page divides 240 grams by that cup weight.

Is 240g of water the same as 240g of all-purpose flour?

No. 240g of water is 1 cup, while 240g of all-purpose flour is 1⅞ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 240g of water without a scale?

Use 1 cup + ¾ teaspoon. Water is the one ingredient where grams and millilitres match one for one, so a jug marked in ml is as accurate as a scale.

Is it better to weigh water or measure it in cups?

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