All-purpose flour
4 cups flour to grams
4 cups of all-purpose flour weigh 500 g (17.64 oz) in US cups, spooned and leveled.
4 cups of all-purpose flour in grams
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4 cups of all-purpose flour is
500 g
17.64 oz 946 ml of volume
125 g per cup · Source: USDA
4 cups flour to grams by cup size
| Cup | ml | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 946 | 500 |
| US legal cup | 960 | 507 |
| Metric cup | 1,000 | 528 |
| Imperial cup | 1,137 | 600 |
The cup you use changes the answer by up to 100 g: 4 metric cups of flour weigh 528 g and 4 imperial cups 600 g. 4 cups of flour weighs the same as 2½ cups of granulated sugar. A 5 lb bag holds about 18 cups, so 4 cups uses about 22% of it. Over 4 cups, the two published figures for flour differ by 20 g.
How to measure 4 cups of all-purpose flour
- Fill the 1 cup measure 4 times, and spoon and level each cup separately.
- That is 4 fills, so a scale is quicker: weigh 500 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 4 cups of all-purpose flour 480 or 500 grams?
500 g at 125 g per cup; recipes based on King Arthur Baking's 120 g per cup give 480 g.
How many grams are 4 cups of bread flour or cake flour?
480 g, at 120 g per cup, 20 g less than all-purpose flour.
How many ounces is 4 cups of all-purpose flour?
17.64 oz, which is 1 lb 1.64 oz (500 g).
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