How to measure high-gluten flour
The chart entry is “High-Gluten Flour, 1 cup = 4 1/4 oz = 120 g”. The extra protein does not show up on the scale: bread flour, all-purpose flour, unbleached cake flour and even buckwheat flour all sit at 120 grams per cup on the same chart. Spoon the flour in and level it, because a cup dipped into the bag packs more. That gives 60 grams for half a cup, 30 grams for a quarter cup and 7.5 grams for a tablespoon. Durum flour is slightly heavier at 124 grams and whole wheat flour lighter at 113 grams.
Sources: 120 grams per US cup is the weight per cup in King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart (open the chart), entry “High-Gluten Flour, 1 cup = 4 1/4 oz = 120 g”. A US cup is about 237 milliliters.
High-gluten flour: cups to grams chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 15 g | 0.53 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 40 g | 1.41 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 60 g | 2.12 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 80 g | 2.82 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 90 g | 3.17 oz |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 4.23 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 180 g | 6.35 oz |
| 2 cups | 240 g | 8.47 oz |
| 3 cups | 360 g | 12.7 oz |
| 4 cups | 480 g | 16.9 oz |
Tablespoons and teaspoons of high-gluten flour
Three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons make a cup, so the spoon weights follow straight from the 120 grams per cup. Use level spoons, not heaped ones.
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tsp | 0.6 g |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.3 g |
| 1 tsp | 2.5 g |
| 1 tbsp | 7.5 g |
| 2 tbsp | 15 g |
| 3 tbsp | 23 g |
| 4 tbsp | 30 g |
Grams of high-gluten flour to cups
Going the other way, divide the grams by 120. A cup of high-gluten flour weighs 117 grams less than a cup of water, which is 237 grams.
| Grams | Cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.21 cup | just under 1/4 cup |
| 50 g | 0.42 cup | just over 3/8 cup |
| 100 g | 0.83 cup | just under 7/8 cup |
| 150 g | 1.25 cups | about 1 1/4 cups |
| 200 g | 1.67 cups | about 1 2/3 cups |
| 250 g | 2.08 cups | just under 2 1/8 cups |
| 300 g | 2.5 cups | about 2 1/2 cups |
| 400 g | 3.33 cups | about 3 1/3 cups |
| 500 g | 4.17 cups | just over 4 1/8 cups |
| 1,000 g | 8.33 cups | about 8 1/3 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
- 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
- Amaranth flour: 103 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 high-gluten flour?
About 60 grams. A full cup is about 120 grams and 1/4 cup about 30 grams.
How many cups is 100 grams of high-gluten flour?
About 0.83 cups, just under 7/8 cup. Divide the grams by 120 to get cups.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of high-gluten flour?
About 7.5 grams in a tablespoon and 2.5 grams in a teaspoon, measured level.
How many cups is 1 kilogram of high-gluten flour?
About 8.33 cups, so 8 1/3 cups. Divide the grams by 120. For 500 grams that is 4.17 cups, a bit over 4 cups plus 2 tablespoons.
Does high-gluten flour weigh more than bread flour?
No. King Arthur Baking’s chart gives 120 grams per cup for both high-gluten flour and bread flour, so recipes convert the same way.