How many cups is 397 grams?

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How many cups is 397 grams?

Answer

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 397 grams fills
from 1.17 cups (honey) to 4.9 cups (rolled oats)

A cup measures volume and grams measure weight, so 397 grams of different ingredients fills a different number of cups. The table gives all 19 of them, with the packed, sifted and cooked states on rows of their own, each from the weight of one US cup (236.6 ml) in USDA FoodData Central; water is counted from its volume.

397 grams of each ingredient in US cups
Ingredient397 grams in cupsOne US cup weighs
All-purpose flour3.18 cups125 grams
Granulated sugar1.99 cups200 grams
Brown sugar, packed1.8 cups220 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked2.74 cups145 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted3.31 cups120 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted3.97 cups100 grams
Butter1.75 cups227 grams
Water1.68 cups236.6 grams
Whole milk1.63 cups244 grams
White rice, uncooked2.15 cups185 grams
White rice, cooked2.51 cups158 grams
Rolled oats4.9 cups81 grams
Honey1.17 cups339 grams
Table salt1.36 cups292 grams
Cocoa powder4.62 cups86 grams
Plain yogurt1.62 cups245 grams
Olive oil1.84 cups216 grams
Vegetable oil1.82 cups218 grams
Heavy cream1.67 cups238 grams
Sour cream1.73 cups230 grams
Peanut butter1.54 cups258 grams
Cornstarch3.1 cups128 grams

How 397 grams of all-purpose flour was converted to cups

cups = grams ÷ grams in one US cup

A cup is a volume, so its weight depends on the ingredient. One US cup of all-purpose flour weighs 125 grams (one hundred twenty-five), so divide 397 by 125.

397 g ÷ 125 g

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3.18 cups

(three point one eight cups)

The weight of the cup comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 grams. Scooped ingredients vary with how they are filled — spooned in lightly, a cup weighs less; packed down, more — so for baking a kitchen scale is the exact tool and this figure the standard reference.

The other way round: how many grams in a cup

This page starts from grams and answers in cups. The opposite question — how many grams a recipe’s cups weigh, fractions like 1/2 and 2 1/2 included — is what the cups to grams converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: one US cup of all-purpose flour is 125 grams there and here.

See Also

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About "Grams to Cups" Calculator

This converter turns grams of an ingredient into US cups. A cup is a volume and a gram is a weight, so the answer depends on what is in the cup: 100 grams of all-purpose flour fill 0.8 cups, the same 100 grams of sugar only 0.5 cups. Pick the ingredient, or leave it on “any ingredient” to see all 19 side by side. For example, it can help you find out how many cups is 397 grams? Cup weights come from USDA FoodData Central, and the cup is the US customary cup of 236.6 ml.
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FAQ

How many cups is 397 grams?

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 397 grams fills from 1.17 cups (honey) to 4.9 cups (rolled oats)

Why is there no single answer for 397 grams?

Because a cup is a volume and grams are a weight. Light, airy ingredients such as rolled oats or cocoa take many cups for the same weight; dense ones such as honey or salt take few. The table on this page lists all 19 ingredients side by side.

How many cups is 397 grams of all-purpose flour?

397 grams of all-purpose flour is 3.18 US cups, because one US cup of it weighs 125 grams.

How many cups is 397 grams of granulated sugar?

397 grams of granulated sugar is 1.99 US cups, because one US cup of it weighs 200 grams.

How many cups is 397 grams of butter?

397 grams of butter is 1.75 US cups, because one US cup of it weighs 227 grams.