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180 Grams to Cups: Exact Conversion

180 grams doesn't match a typical recipe round number, so the cup equivalent can look like an odd fraction. Of all-purpose flour, 180g is close to 1½ cup. Every ingredient below is calculated from its own density, not a shared estimate.

Ingredient
Cup standard
Cups (US Customary)
1.44 (1½)
Tablespoons
23.0
Teaspoons
69.1
Milliliters
341 ml

180 Grams to Cups by Ingredient

IngredientGramsCupsFractionTablespoons
Honey180g0.53½8.5
Maple Syrup180g0.56½8.9
Table Salt180g0.63⅝10.0
Peanut Butter180g0.70⅔11.2
Baking Soda180g0.78¾12.5
Butter180g0.79¾12.7
Cream Cheese180g0.80¾12.8
Brown Sugar180g0.82⅞13.1
Olive Oil180g0.83⅞13.3
Granulated Sugar180g0.90⅞14.4
White Rice180g0.97⅞15.6
Chocolate Chips180g1.061⅛16.9
Quinoa180g1.061⅛16.9
Cornstarch180g1.411⅜22.5
Bread Flour180g1.421⅜22.7
All-Purpose Flour180g1.441½23.0
Powdered Sugar180g1.501½24.0
Almond Flour180g1.881⅞30.0
Rolled Oats180g2.00232.0
Cocoa Powder180g2.122⅛33.9

Density: Why 180g Gives Different Cup Values

180g of flour and 180g of honey have identical mass, but flour is airy while honey is thick and heavy. That difference in density, not the weight itself, decides how much space each one takes up in a cup. A cup is a fixed volume, so a lighter ingredient needs more of it to reach the same weight, and a heavier ingredient needs less.

This is also why a single all-purpose grams to cups converter can't use one shared number for every ingredient. Each row in the table above is calculated from that ingredient's own density, sourced from USDA FoodData Central where available.

Granulated Sugar

180g ≈ ⅞ cup

Butter

180g ≈ ¾ cup

Honey

180g ≈ ½ cup

All-Purpose Flour

180g ≈ 1½ cup

Bar chart comparing grams per cup for flour, sugar, and butterFlour125gSugar200gButter227g

How 180g Is Converted, Step by Step

cups = grams ÷ grams per cup

Every value on this page comes from that formula. For all-purpose flour, 125g fills one US cup, so 180g of flour divided by 125 gives 1.44 cups. Tablespoon and teaspoon figures scale from the cup result: 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons, so multiplying the cup value by those factors gives the spoon measurements shown in the converter above.

Sifted: 115g. Scooped and packed: up to 150g. Recipes that specify sifted or packed flour will land on a different cup value even at the same 180g, since sifting and packing change how much air sits between the particles.

Cup Standards: US vs. Metric vs. Imperial

Bar chart comparing US customary, US legal, metric, and imperial cup sizes in millilitersUS Customary236.6mlUS Legal240mlMetric250mlImperial284ml

Not every "cup" holds the same volume. A US customary cup is 236.588ml, a metric cup is 250ml, and an imperial (UK) cup is 284.131ml. That difference shifts the cup count even when the gram amount and the ingredient stay the same.

180g of all-purpose flour: 1½ US Customary cups, 1⅜ Metric cups, 1¼ Imperial (UK) cups.

Use the cup standard switch in the converter above if your recipe was written outside the US.

Getting an Accurate 180g Measurement

Spoon-and-level versus scoop-and-pack measuring methodsSpoon & LevelScoop & PackKitchen Scale
  • Most accurate

    A kitchen scale reads 180g directly and removes scooping error entirely.

  • Dry ingredients

    Spoon the flour into the cup, then level it off with a straight edge. Never scoop directly from the bag — that packs it down and adds extra weight.

  • Liquids

    Pour into a liquid measuring cup and read the line at eye level, not from above.

  • Packed ingredients

    Brown sugar and similar ingredients should be pressed firmly if a recipe calls for a packed cup.

Looking for a specific ingredient instead of the general list above? Search any of the 50+ ingredient pages on the site, such as the all-purpose flour conversion chart, for every common gram amount at once.

Nearby Common Amounts

Frequently Asked Questions

Why isn't 180 grams a clean fraction of a cup?+

Recipes are usually written in round numbers, so 180g falls between common markers. The math still works the same way: divide by the ingredient's grams-per-cup value.

What's a common amount close to 180 grams?+

200g is the nearest round figure most recipes use. See the nearby amounts below if your recipe might actually mean that instead.

How accurate is a 180 gram measurement using cups?+

Cup measurements for dry ingredients can vary by 10 to 20 percent depending on how they're scooped. For a specific amount like 180g, a kitchen scale gives a more reliable result than a measuring cup.

Does the cup size (US, metric, or imperial) change the answer for 180g?+

Yes. 180g of all-purpose flour is about 1½ US cups, 1⅜ metric cups, or 1¼ imperial cups, since each standard defines a different cup volume.