400 grams to cups
There is no single answer. 400 grams is 1.18 cups of honey but 5 cups of rolled oats — because they have very different densities.
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Based on g per cup. Approximate — density varies with packing and brand.
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400 grams in cups, by ingredient
Sorted heaviest to lightest — the ones at the top take up least space.
| Ingredient | g / cup | 400 g in cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey | 340 | 1.18 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| Table Salt | 292 | 1.37 | 1 1/3 cups + 2 tsp |
| Whole Milk | 244 | 1.64 | 1 1/2 cups + 2 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| Water | 236 | 1.69 | 1 2/3 cups + 1 tsp |
| Heavy Cream | 232 | 1.72 | 1 2/3 cups + 1 tbsp |
| Cream Cheese | 232 | 1.72 | 1 2/3 cups + 1 tbsp |
| Butter | 227 | 1.76 | 1 3/4 cups + 1 tsp |
| Baking Soda | 220 | 1.82 | 1 3/4 cups + 1 tbsp |
| Vegetable Oil | 218 | 1.83 | 1 3/4 cups + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| Olive Oil | 216 | 1.85 | 1 3/4 cups + 1 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| Brown Sugar | 213 | 1.88 | 1 3/4 cups + 2 tbsp |
| Light Brown Sugar | 213 | 1.88 | 1 3/4 cups + 2 tbsp |
| Granulated Sugar | 200 | 2 | 2 cups |
| White Rice | 185 | 2.16 | 2 cups + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| Chocolate Chips | 170 | 2.35 | 2 1/3 cups + 1 tsp |
| Whole Almonds | 143 | 2.8 | 2 3/4 cups + 2 tsp |
| Bread Flour | 127 | 3.15 | 3 cups + 2 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| All-Purpose Flour | 120 | 3.33 | 3 1/3 cups |
| Powdered Sugar | 120 | 3.33 | 3 1/3 cups |
| Cake Flour | 114 | 3.51 | 3 1/2 cups |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 113 | 3.54 | 3 1/2 cups + 2 tsp |
| Almond Flour | 96 | 4.17 | 4 cups + 2 tbsp + 2 tsp |
| Cocoa Powder | 85 | 4.71 | 4 2/3 cups + 2 tsp |
| Rolled Oats | 80 | 5 | 4 3/4 cups + 4 tbsp |
Every figure here is calculated from that ingredient's own density, so treat it as approximate rather than exact — packing, sifting and how you fill the cup all move it. The techniques are compared on each ingredient's page.
Why the spread is so wide
A cup is a fixed amount of space. What fills it varies enormously: fine powders trap air between their particles, while dense liquids fill every corner. That is why 400 grams can be 1.18 cups of one thing and 5 of another.