Honey: Grams to Cups
1 cup of honey = 340 grams
One US cup of honey weighs 340 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 359 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
Honey weighs about 340 g per cup — USDA FoodData Central lists 339 g, and King Arthur Baking's 21 g per tablespoon works out to 336 g. It is roughly 1.4 times as heavy as the same volume of water.
Measuring something that sticks
The weight is consistent; the problem is getting all of it out of the cup. Honey clings, so a "cup" of honey often delivers 10–20 g less than it should. Lightly oil the measuring cup, or measure the recipe's oil or butter first in the same cup, and the honey slides out.
Weighing is easier still: set the mixing bowl on the scale, zero it, and pour honey in until you reach the weight — 21 g per tablespoon, 85 g per ¼ cup.
Swapping honey for sugar
Honey is sweeter than sugar and about 17% water. A common swap is ¾ cup (about 255 g) of honey for each cup of sugar, reducing other liquids by about 3 tablespoons and lowering the oven by around 25°F, because honey browns faster. Crystallised honey weighs the same; warm it gently in a water bath to make it pourable.
Why honey weighs so much
Honey is a supersaturated sugar solution — around 80% sugars — which is why a tablespoon weighs about 21 g against about 15 g for water. That density is also why honey sinks in cold drinks and why a jar that looks half-full is heavier than you expect.
Where the 340 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Honey” = 339 g (FDC ID 169640)
- King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart: Honey, 1 tablespoon = 21 g (about 336 g per cup) (chart)
This site uses 340 g per US cup of honey, spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of honey?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g honey | ⅛ | ⅛ | 1.18 | 0.88 |
| 50 g honey | ⅛ | ⅛ | 2.35 | 1.76 |
| 75 g honey | ¼ | ¼ | 3.53 | 2.65 |
| 100 g honey | ⅓ | ¼ | 4.71 | 3.53 |
| 110 g honey | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.18 | 3.88 |
| 120 g honey | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.65 | 4.23 |
| 125 g honey | ⅜ | ⅓ | 5.88 | 4.41 |
| 130 g honey | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.12 | 4.59 |
| 140 g honey | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.59 | 4.94 |
| 150 g honey | ½ | ⅜ | 7.06 | 5.29 |
| 170 g honey | ½ | ½ | 8 | 6.00 |
| 175 g honey | ½ | ½ | 8.24 | 6.17 |
| 200 g honey | ⅝ | ½ | 9.41 | 7.05 |
| 225 g honey | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.59 | 7.94 |
| 240 g honey | ⅔ | ⅔ | 11.29 | 8.47 |
| 250 g honey | ¾ | ⅔ | 11.76 | 8.82 |
| 275 g honey | ¾ | ¾ | 12.94 | 9.70 |
| 300 g honey | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.12 | 10.58 |
| 350 g honey | 1 | 1 | 16.47 | 12.35 |
| 400 g honey | 1⅛ | 1⅛ | 18.82 | 14.11 |
| 450 g honey | 1⅓ | 1¼ | 21.18 | 15.87 |
| 500 g honey | 1½ | 1⅜ | 23.53 | 17.64 |
How to measure honey accurately
The 340 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the honey into a dry measuring cup and sweep the top flat with a straight edge. Scooping the cup through the bag compacts it and gives a heavier cup.
- 1 US cup of honey = 340 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of honey = 359 g
- ¾ cup = 255 g
- ½ cup = 170 g
- ⅓ cup = 113 g
- ¼ cup = 85 g
- 1 tablespoon = 21.3 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of honey?
100 grams of honey is about ⅓ US cups, based on 340 g per cup, or ¼ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of honey?
One US cup of honey weighs 340 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 359 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of honey?
250 grams of honey is about ¾ US cups, or ⅔ metric cups.
Does a UK cup of honey weigh the same as a US cup?
No. A UK, Australian or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US 236.6 ml, so it holds about 5.7% more — 359 g of honey rather than 340 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of honey?
100 grams of honey is about 4.71 tablespoons.
See also: Molasses grams to cups and Honey.