How to measure amaranth flour
The chart entry is “Amaranth flour, 1 cup = 3 5/8 oz = 103 g”. It is the lightest of the gluten-free grain flours on this site: quinoa flour is 110 grams, teff flour 135 grams and sorghum flour 138 grams per cup. The chart’s paleo baking flour comes in at 104 grams, almost the same. Spoon it into the cup and level the top. Half a cup is about 52 grams, a quarter cup about 26 grams and a tablespoon about 6.4 grams.
Sources: 103 grams per US cup is the weight per cup in King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart (open the chart), entry “Amaranth flour, 1 cup = 3 5/8 oz = 103 g”. A US cup is about 237 milliliters.
Amaranth flour: cups to grams chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 13 g | 0.45 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 26 g | 0.91 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 34 g | 1.21 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 52 g | 1.82 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 69 g | 2.42 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 77 g | 2.72 oz |
| 1 cup | 103 g | 3.63 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 155 g | 5.45 oz |
| 2 cups | 206 g | 7.27 oz |
| 3 cups | 309 g | 10.9 oz |
| 4 cups | 412 g | 14.5 oz |
Tablespoons and teaspoons of amaranth flour
Three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons make a cup, so the spoon weights follow straight from the 103 grams per cup. Use level spoons, not heaped ones.
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tsp | 0.5 g |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.1 g |
| 1 tsp | 2.1 g |
| 1 tbsp | 6.4 g |
| 2 tbsp | 13 g |
| 3 tbsp | 19 g |
| 4 tbsp | 26 g |
Grams of amaranth flour to cups
Going the other way, divide the grams by 103. A cup of amaranth flour weighs 134 grams less than a cup of water, which is 237 grams.
| Grams | Cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.24 cup | about 1/4 cup |
| 50 g | 0.49 cup | just under 1/2 cup |
| 100 g | 0.97 cup | just under 1 cup |
| 150 g | 1.46 cups | just under 1 1/2 cups |
| 200 g | 1.94 cups | just under 2 cups |
| 250 g | 2.43 cups | just over 2 3/8 cups |
| 300 g | 2.91 cups | just over 2 7/8 cups |
| 400 g | 3.88 cups | about 3 7/8 cups |
| 500 g | 4.85 cups | just under 4 7/8 cups |
| 1,000 g | 9.71 cups | just under 9 3/4 cups |
Other flours per cup
- All-purpose flour: 120 grams per cup
- Bread flour: 120 grams per cup
- Cake flour: 120 grams per cup
- Whole wheat flour: 113 grams per cup
- Almond flour: 96 grams per cup
- Self-rising flour: 113 grams per cup
- Rye flour (medium): 106 grams per cup
- Coconut flour: 128 grams per cup
- Oat flour: 92 grams per cup
- Spelt flour: 99 grams per cup
- Semolina flour: 163 grams per cup
- White rice flour: 142 grams per cup
- Buckwheat flour: 120 grams per cup
- Chickpea flour: 85 grams per cup
- Tapioca starch: 113 grams per cup
- Masa harina: 93 grams per cup
- Almond meal: 84 grams per cup
- Cornmeal (yellow, degermed): 157 grams per cup
- Polenta (coarse cornmeal): 163 grams per cup
- Pumpernickel flour: 106 grams per cup
- Durum flour: 124 grams per cup
- 00 flour: 116 grams per cup
- Pastry flour: 106 grams per cup
- Whole wheat pastry flour: 96 grams per cup
- High-gluten flour: 120 grams per cup
- Brown rice flour: 128 grams per cup
- Glutinous rice flour: 120 grams per cup
- Potato starch: 152 grams per cup
- Potato flour: 184 grams per cup
- Sorghum flour: 138 grams per cup
- Teff flour: 135 grams per cup
- Quinoa flour: 110 grams per cup
- Hazelnut flour: 89 grams per cup
- Cornmeal (whole grain): 138 grams per cup
- Vital wheat gluten: 144 grams per cup
For every ingredient in one place, open the cups to grams converter. The pizza dough calculator works in grams from the start, which suits flour well, and the recipe scaler resizes a whole recipe before you convert it.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup of amaranth flour?
About 52 grams. A full cup is about 103 grams and 1/4 cup about 26 grams.
How many cups is 100 grams of amaranth flour?
About 0.97 cups, just under 1 cup. Divide the grams by 103 to get cups.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of amaranth flour?
About 6.4 grams in a tablespoon and 2.1 grams in a teaspoon, measured level.
How many cups is 200 grams of amaranth flour?
About 1.94 cups, just under 2 cups. Divide the grams by 103. For 50 grams that is 0.49 cups, almost exactly half a cup.
Is amaranth flour lighter than all-purpose flour?
Yes, by 17 grams per cup. King Arthur Baking’s chart gives 103 grams for amaranth flour and 120 grams for all-purpose flour.