260g Flour in Cups
260 grams of all-purpose flour is 2⅛ cups — 125g per US cup. Bread and batch amounts are where cup measuring drifts furthest: four scooped cups of flour can weigh 100 g more than four spooned cups.
How many cups is 260g of all-purpose flour?
260 grams of all-purpose flour equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + ¾ teaspoon. It is about 52% 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".
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260 grams of All-Purpose Flour is about 2⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 125 grams per cup.
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- cups
- 2.08
- tbsp
- 33.3
- tsp
- 99.8
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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.
260g of all-purpose flour vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 260 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 260g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 2⅛ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 1⅓ cups | 200 |
| Butter | 1⅛ cups | 227 |
| Water | 1⅛ cups | 236 |
See all 260g conversions on the 260 grams to cups chart.
Nearby all-purpose flour amounts
| Grams of all-purpose flour | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 230g | 1⅞ cups | 29 tbsp |
| 240g | 1⅞ cups | 31 tbsp |
| 250g | 2 cups | 32 tbsp |
| 255g | 2 cups | 33 tbsp |
| 275g | 2¼ cups | 35 tbsp |
| 280g | 2¼ cups | 36 tbsp |
| 300g | 2⅜ cups | 38 tbsp |
| 320g | 2½ cups | 41 tbsp |
Full ladder on the flour grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 260g of all-purpose flour?
260 grams of all-purpose flour is 2⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + ¾ teaspoon, 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 260 grams by that cup weight.
Is 260g of all-purpose flour the same as 260g of granulated sugar?
No. 260g of all-purpose flour is 2⅛ cups, while 260g of granulated sugar is 1⅓ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 260g of all-purpose flour without a scale?
Use 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + ¾ teaspoon. 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.