All-purpose flour
3.5 cups (3½) flour to grams
3½ cups of all-purpose flour weigh 438 g (15.43 oz) in US cups, spooned and leveled.
3½ cups of all-purpose flour in grams
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3½ cups of all-purpose flour is
438 g
15.43 oz 828 ml of volume
125 g per cup · Source: USDA
3.5 cups (3½) flour to grams by cup size
| Cup | ml | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 828 | 438 |
| US legal cup | 840 | 444 |
| Metric cup | 875 | 462 |
| Imperial cup | 994 | 525 |
The cup you use changes the answer by up to 88 g: 3½ metric cups of flour weigh 462 g and 3½ imperial cups 525 g. A 5 lb bag holds about 18 cups, so 3½ cups uses about 19% of it.
How to measure 3½ cups of all-purpose flour
- Fill the 1 cup measure 3 times and the ½ cup measure once, and spoon and level each cup separately.
- That is 4 fills, so a scale is quicker: weigh 438 g.
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 3½ cups of all-purpose flour 420 or 438 grams?
438 g at 125 g per cup; recipes based on King Arthur Baking's 120 g per cup give 420 g.
How many grams are 3½ cups of bread flour or cake flour?
420 g, at 120 g per cup, 18 g less than all-purpose flour.
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