30 grams to cups, every ingredient
30 grams is about one ounce, so it's the amount for small, strong ingredients: a little cocoa, a couple of tablespoons of butter, a handful of nuts. Find your ingredient below; the last column shows how to measure it with standard cups and spoons.
| Ingredient | Cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| Flours & starches | ||
| All-purpose flour | 0.25 | ¼ cup |
| Bread flour | 0.25 | ¼ cup |
| Cake flour | 0.25 | ¼ cup |
| Whole wheat flour | 0.27 | ¼ cup + ½ tsp |
| Self-rising flour | 0.27 | ¼ cup + ½ tsp |
| Almond flour | 0.31 | ¼ cup + 1 tbsp |
| Almond meal | 0.36 | ⅓ cup + 1 tsp |
| Oat flour | 0.33 | ¼ cup + 1 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Cornstarch | 0.27 | ¼ cup + 1 tsp |
| Sugars | ||
| Granulated sugar | 0.15 | 2 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 0.14 | 2 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| Powdered sugar | 0.27 | ¼ cup + ½ tsp |
| Superfine (caster) sugar | 0.16 | 2 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Fats & oils | ||
| Butter | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Vegetable oil | 0.15 | 2 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Olive oil | 0.15 | 2 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| Coconut oil | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Vegetable shortening | 0.16 | 2 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| Peanut butter | 0.11 | 1 tbsp + 2 ½ tsp |
| Liquids & dairy | ||
| Water | 0.13 | 2 tbsp |
| Milk | 0.12 | 2 tbsp |
| Heavy cream | 0.13 | 2 tbsp |
| Buttermilk | 0.12 | 2 tbsp |
| Yogurt | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Greek yogurt | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Sour cream | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Cream cheese | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Syrups & sweeteners | ||
| Honey | 0.09 | 1 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Maple syrup | 0.1 | 1 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Molasses | 0.09 | 1 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| Corn syrup | 0.1 | 1 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 0.1 | 1 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Grains, nuts & add-ins | ||
| Cocoa powder | 0.36 | ⅓ cup + 1 tsp |
| Rolled oats | 0.34 | ⅓ cup |
| Rice (uncooked) | 0.15 | 2 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Rice (cooked) | 0.19 | 3 tbsp |
| Cornmeal | 0.19 | 3 tbsp |
| Chocolate chips | 0.18 | 2 tbsp + 2 ½ tsp |
| Shredded coconut | 0.35 | ⅓ cup + 1 tsp |
| Walnuts (chopped) | 0.27 | ¼ cup + ½ tsp |
| Raisins | 0.2 | 3 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Leaveners & salt | ||
| Baking powder | 0.16 | 2 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp |
| Baking soda | 0.14 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Table salt | 0.1 | 1 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) | 0.23 | 3 tbsp + 2 ½ tsp |
| Kosher salt (Morton) | 0.12 | 1 tbsp + 2 ½ tsp |
| Instant yeast | 0.2 | 3 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| Vanilla extract | 0.13 | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp |
US cups (236.6 mL), spooned and leveled; brown sugar packed. "In the kitchen" amounts are rounded to the nearest ½ teaspoon.
30 grams is roughly one ounce
An ounce is 28.35 grams. Recipes that switch between ounces and grams usually round 1 oz to 30 g, and the 1.65-gram difference doesn't matter in home baking. So when an American recipe asks for "1 ounce of chocolate" and your scale is set to grams, weigh 30 g. Going the other way, 30 g is 1.1 oz.
Use the butter wrapper, not a cup
US butter sticks are printed with tablespoon marks along the wrapper. 30 grams is about 2.1 tablespoons, so cut at the 2-tablespoon line and add a thin sliver. That's quicker and more accurate than pressing soft butter into a measuring cup.
Light powders take up more room
30 grams of cocoa powder fills ⅓ cup + 1 tsp, while the same 30 grams of honey is only 1 tbsp + 1 ½ tsp. Cocoa is mostly air between fine particles; honey has none. That gap is why a single "grams to cups" number never works.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 30 grams of flour?
30 grams of all-purpose flour is about 0.25 cups, which is ¼ cup.
How many tablespoons is 30 grams of butter?
30 grams of butter is about 2.1 tablespoons. Cut at the 2-tablespoon mark on the wrapper and add a sliver.
How many cups is 30 grams of cocoa powder?
30 grams of cocoa powder is about 0.36 cups, or ⅓ cup + 1 tsp.
Is 30 grams an ounce?
Close. One ounce is 28.35 grams, so 30 grams is about 1.1 oz. Most recipes treat them as the same.