How many cups is 500 grams?

500 g of all-purpose flour is 4 cups.Sugar: 2 ½ cupsButter: 2 cups + 3 tbspWater: 2 ⅛ cups

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the answer depends on the ingredient: a cup of flour is much lighter than a cup of sugar or butter.

500 grams in cups

500 g of common ingredients in US cups and spoons
Ingredient500 g is
All-purpose flour (unsifted)4 cups
Granulated sugar2 ½ cups
Butter (solid)2 cups + 3 tbsp
Water (liquid)2 ⅛ cups
Brown sugar (packed)≈ 2 ¼ cups
Powdered sugar (unsifted)4 cups + 3 tbsp
Milk (whole)2 cups + 1 tbsp
White rice (long-grain, uncooked)2 ½ cups + 3 tbsp
Rolled oats (dry)6 cups + 3 tbsp
Bread flour (unsifted)3 ⅝ cups
Cocoa powder (unsweetened)5 ¾ cups + 1 tbsp
Peanut butter (smooth)1 ¾ cups + 3 tbsp
Honey (liquid)≈ 1 ½ cups
Vegetable oil (liquid)2 ¼ cups + 1 tbsp

US cups and spoons, rounded to amounts you can measure; ≈ marks a rounded answer. Weights from USDA FoodData Central.

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