All-purpose flour
5 cups flour to grams
5 cups of all-purpose flour weigh 625 g (22.05 oz) in US cups, spooned and leveled.
5 cups of all-purpose flour in grams
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5 cups of all-purpose flour is
625 g
22.05 oz 1,183 ml of volume
125 g per cup · Source: USDA
5 cups flour to grams by cup size
| Cup | ml | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 1,183 | 625 |
| US legal cup | 1,200 | 634 |
| Metric cup | 1,250 | 660 |
| Imperial cup | 1,421 | 751 |
The cup you use changes the answer by up to 126 g: 5 metric cups of flour weigh 660 g and 5 imperial cups 751 g. 5 cups is over a quarter of a 5 lb bag, which holds about 18 cups. Over 5 cups, the two published figures for flour differ by 25 g.
How to measure 5 cups of all-purpose flour
- Fill the 1 cup measure 5 times, and spoon and level each cup separately.
- That is 5 fills, so a scale is quicker: weigh 625 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 5 cups of all-purpose flour 600 or 625 grams?
625 g at 125 g per cup; recipes based on King Arthur Baking's 120 g per cup give 600 g.
How many grams are 5 cups of bread flour or cake flour?
600 g, at 120 g per cup, 25 g less than all-purpose flour.
How many ounces is 5 cups of all-purpose flour?
22.05 oz, which is 1 lb 6.05 oz (625 g).
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