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Sourdough Ingredient Measurement Converter
Cups, tablespoons, ounces, and grams — every ingredient, both directions.
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Weight
120 g
1 cup of all-purpose flour
These are trusted averages, not scientific absolutes. Flour packed tightly into a cup can weigh 10–15% more than flour spooned and levelled. For repeatable sourdough, weigh every time — once you own a digital scale, you’ll never scoop again.
Sourdough Ingredient Conversion Chart
Reference weights per US cup for common sourdough ingredients, based on the spoon-and-level method. Use this chart when you’re halfway through a recipe and don’t want to touch a screen with floury hands.
| Ingredient | 1 cup | 1 tbsp | 1 tsp | 1 oz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flourSpooned and levelled | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g | 28 g |
| Bread flourSlightly denser than AP | 120 g | 7.5 g | 2.5 g | 28 g |
| Whole wheat flourFluffs less than white | 113 g | 7 g | 2.3 g | 28 g |
| Rye flourLight and airy | 102 g | 6.4 g | 2.1 g | 28 g |
| Spelt flour | 100 g | 6.3 g | 2.1 g | 28 g |
| Einkorn flour | 116 g | 7.3 g | 2.4 g | 28 g |
| Semolina flourVery dense | 167 g | 10.4 g | 3.5 g | 28 g |
| Water | 237 g | 14.8 g | 4.9 g | 28 g |
| Active starter (100%)Equal flour & water | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.7 g | 28 g |
| Salt (fine sea) | 288 g | 18 g | 6 g | 28 g |
| Salt (kosher, Diamond) | 152 g | 9.5 g | 3.2 g | 28 g |
| Sugar (granulated) | 200 g | 12.5 g | 4.2 g | 28 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 213 g | 13.3 g | 4.4 g | 28 g |
| Butter1 stick = 113 g | 227 g | 14.2 g | 4.7 g | 28 g |
| Olive oil | 216 g | 13.5 g | 4.5 g | 28 g |
| Honey | 340 g | 21 g | 7 g | 28 g |
| Milk (whole) | 245 g | 15.3 g | 5.1 g | 28 g |
| Rolled oats | 81 g | 5.1 g | 1.7 g | 28 g |
| Sesame seeds | 144 g | 9 g | 3 g | 28 g |
| Sunflower seeds | 140 g | 8.8 g | 2.9 g | 28 g |
| Flax seeds (whole) | 168 g | 10.5 g | 3.5 g | 28 g |