All-purpose flour
2.5 cups (2½) flour to grams
2½ cups of all-purpose flour weigh 313 g (11.02 oz) in US cups, spooned and leveled.
2½ cups of all-purpose flour in grams
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2½ cups of all-purpose flour is
313 g
11.02 oz 591 ml of volume
125 g per cup · Source: USDA
2.5 cups (2½) flour to grams by cup size
| Cup | ml | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 591 | 313 |
| US legal cup | 600 | 317 |
| Metric cup | 625 | 330 |
| Imperial cup | 710 | 375 |
The cup you use changes the answer by up to 63 g: 2½ metric cups of flour weigh 330 g and 2½ imperial cups 375 g. A 5 lb bag holds about 18 cups, so 2½ cups uses about 14% of it.
How to measure 2½ cups of all-purpose flour
- Fill the 1 cup measure twice and the ½ cup measure once, and spoon and level each cup separately.
Spooned vs scooped. Scooping straight from the bag packs in more flour, so a scooped cup weighs more than 125 g.
Questions people ask
Is 2½ cups of all-purpose flour 300 or 313 grams?
313 g at 125 g per cup; recipes based on King Arthur Baking's 120 g per cup give 300 g.
How many grams are 2½ cups of bread flour or cake flour?
300 g, at 120 g per cup, 13 g less than all-purpose flour.
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