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Water: Grams to Cups

Water uses approximately 237 grams per level US cup. Half a cup weighs 118.5 g; 100 g is 0.4219 US cups. Packing, humidity and brand change actual mass.

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What this tool does

Water uses approximately 237 grams per level US cup. Half a cup weighs 118.5 g; 100 g is 0.4219 US cups. Packing, humidity and brand change actual mass.

How to use the Water: Grams to Cups

  1. Check Ingredient: water.
  2. Check Ingredient mass (grams): 237.
  3. Review the Water: Grams to Cups result and its exact-value comparison table.
  4. Verify assumptions before applying the result.

Formula

cups=grams/ingredient gramsPerCup
value
Ingredient mass (grams)
ingredient
Ingredient

Static US-cup ingredient masses; packing and humidity alter results. Spoon-and-level flour; brown sugar is packed.

Worked example

Water: Grams to Cups: Ingredient = water; Ingredient mass (grams) = 237. Water uses approximately 237 grams per level US cup. Half a cup weighs 118.5 g; 100 g is 0.4219 US cups. Packing, humidity and brand change actual mass.

Inputs

  • Ingredient mass (grams)237
  • IngredientWater

Result

  • US cups1

Water US cup weights

US cupsGramsOunces
0.12529.6251.045
0.2559.252.09
0.3333792.787
0.5118.54.18
0.75177.756.27
12378.36
1.5355.512.54
247416.72
371125.08
494833.44

Results explained

US cups
US cups from the formula above. Static US-cup ingredient masses; packing and humidity alter results. Spoon-and-level flour; brown sugar is packed.

Frequently asked questions

Approximately 237 g per US cup (236.5882365 mL).

100 ÷ 237 = 0.4219 US cups.

0.5 × 237 = 118.5 g.

A US tablespoon is 1/16 US cup: about 14.813 g with the same packing assumption.

Yes. 237 g/cup is approximate; direct weighing avoids volume and packing uncertainty, especially when scaling recipes.