Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measuring ingredients by weight (in grams) is often more accurate than using cups, especially for dry ingredients like flour.

Students usually meet this question casually — in a worksheet, a science practical, a recipe, or a late-night Google search before an exam. How many grams are there in a cup? It sounds harmless.

Measuring ingredients by weight (in grams) is often more accurate than using cups, especially for dry ingredients like flour. Different ingredients have different conversion rates from grams to cups ...