A chemical leavening agent used in small amounts to help baked goods rise. One US cup weighs about 192g — about 1.5× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour.
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The most commonly searched gram amounts, converted to cups automatically.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25g | 0.13 cups |
| 50g | 0.26 cups≈ ¼ cup |
| 75g | 0.39 cups≈ ⅓ cup |
| 100g | 0.52 cups≈ ½ cup |
| 125g | 0.65 cups≈ ⅔ cup |
| 150g | 0.78 cups≈ ¾ cup |
| 200g | 1.04 cups≈ 1 cup |
| 250g | 1.30 cups≈ 1 ⅓ cups |
| 300g | 1.56 cups≈ 1 ½ cups |
| 500g | 2.60 cups≈ 2 ⅔ cups |
| 1000g | 5.21 cups≈ 5 ¼ cups |
A chemical leavening agent used in small amounts to help baked goods rise.
Baking powder belongs to the Baking Essentials group on GramToCup, alongside other ingredients measured the same way in most kitchens. It shows up most often in cakes, muffins, quick breads. Its density of 192g per US cup is what this calculator uses to convert between grams and cups automatically — no manual lookup required.
Baking powder is a dry, milled or ground ingredient full of countless tiny air pockets between the particles. That trapped air is why it weighs relatively little for its volume — the exact weight shifts with how finely it's milled and how much it has settled in the container.
A cup of baking powder is about 1.5× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup), even though both fill the same 1-cup measuring cup.
Common mistake: Using a random spoon from the drawer instead of a proper measuring spoon — a "heaping" spoonful can be double the intended amount.
Baking powder is usually measured in small amounts — use a measuring spoon rather than a cup, and level off the top for an accurate amount.
When a recipe needs to be exact, weigh it on a kitchen scale instead of using a measuring cup at all — it removes packing and settling from the equation entirely.
Store baking powder in a sealed container — humidity is the main reason the same cup can weigh differently from one day to the next.
100g of baking powder is approximately 0.52 cups, based on a density of 192g per US cup.
1 US cup of baking powder weighs about 192g. Use the calculator above to convert any other amount instantly.
No — the calculator above converts baking powder between grams and cups without a scale. A scale is only more accurate when a recipe already lists grams and you want to skip the volume measurement entirely.
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. A cup of baking powder is about 1.5× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup) because the two ingredients have different densities — see the density explanation above for why.
Baking powder is usually measured in small amounts — use a measuring spoon rather than a cup, and level off the top for an accurate amount.
They're in the same category, but check the density first: Cocoa powder weighs 86g per cup versus 192g for baking powder. Substituting by weight (grams) keeps a recipe accurate; substituting cup-for-cup can change the result if the densities differ much.