1 cup - how much?

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newmasha
newmasha Posts: 2
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Food in the base of recipes is often measured in cups. I don't understand what is "1 cup", how much is this. Can someone help me? Give the picture of cup or say how much it in grams:) Sorry for my english...

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  • bruteforceglory
    bruteforceglory Posts: 16
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    1 cup = 8 oz = 240 g

    where are you from?
  • simplingrillin
    simplingrillin Posts: 46
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    It depends what you have in the cup: A cup is a measure of volume, but a gram is a measure of mass.

    Depending on the density of the material you are going to have in the cup, the weight in grams of the material will vary. For example, if you fill the cup with lead, the cup will weigh much more than if you fill with feathers. This is why the cup is considered an unnecessary value of measurement, created by America to make things simpler for people who cook by an average, rather than precision.

    This question would be similar to asking how much a 6-foot person weighs. It depends on the person, of course. A cup of water will weigh more than a cup of flour.

    For cooking, you can find tables that convert cups to grams and vice versa for a variety of food. Below is a link with a table for standard cooking ingredients. Make sure you look carefully and scroll down to find the correct conversion table specific ingredient you are using! The conversion is different for each ingredient!


    Here are a few common foods and their conversion from cups to grams (notice how much the weight varies!):
    Granulated sugar: 1 cup = 200 grams
    Brown sugar: 1 cup, packed = 220 grams
    Sifted white flour: 1 cup = 125 grams
    White rice, uncooked: 1 cup = 185 grams
    White rice, cooked: 1 cup = 175 grams
    Butter: 1 cup = 227 grams
    Almonds, slivered: 1 cup = 108 grams
    Oil: 1 cup = 224 grams
    Maple syrup: 1 cup = 322 grams
    Milk, non-fat: 1 cup = 245 grams
    Milk, sweetened condensed: 306 grams
    Broccoli, flowerets: 1 cup = 71 grams
    Raisins: 1 cup, packed = 165 grams
    Milk, dry: 1 cup = 68 grams
    Yogurt: 1 cup = 245 grams
    Water: 1 cup = 236 grams
    Confectioners sugar: 1 C = 110 g
    Cocoa: 1 C = 125 g



    Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_grams_are_in_a_cup#ixzz1IANQzS9e
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,086 Member
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    Also, if you're talking liquids, it's 250mL.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    And a standard cup measurement is different depending on where you live.....
  • alimac92
    alimac92 Posts: 705 Member
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    1 ounce = 28.34 grams, so one cup of butter weighs 227 grams.

    1/4 cup of butter = 57 g
    1/3 cup of butter = 76 g
    1/2 cup of butter = 113 g

    copy and paste this link, it might help you.:smile:

    http://allrecipes.com//HowTo/cup-to-gram-conversions/Detail.aspx

    It is so confusing working out the cup measurements. We have a set of cups and spoons which we have been using since the batteries in our kitchen scales died. We have had some really thin cakesrecently ha ha. I'm getting new batteries asap!:wink:
  • PoleBoy
    PoleBoy Posts: 255 Member
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    Also, if you're talking liquids, it's 250mL.
    An American cup is 236 mL
  • Janet39
    Janet39 Posts: 280 Member
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    This is so good to know. Most of us in the UK don't have any idea about the cup measurement.

    Most of our references are in grams, or pounds if we are doing old school.

    I love cooking, I feel like I can join in now:bigsmile:
  • newmasha
    newmasha Posts: 2
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    Oh, thank you!
    I'm from Russia ))

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