Almond Flour — Grams & Cups Converter
A US cup of almond flour (also called ground almonds, almond meal) weighs 96 g. Working back the other way, 100 g is about 1 cup and 250 g is about 2 5/8 cups. Use the calculator for any amount in between.
💡 Tip: Almond flour isn't a 1:1 swap for wheat flour — no gluten, so it won't rise the same. Blanched (skinless) flour is finer; almond meal is coarser with the skins.
From cups to grams: almond flour
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 24 | 0.85 |
| 1/3 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 1/2 | 48 | 1.69 |
| 2/3 | 64 | 2.26 |
| 3/4 | 72 | 2.54 |
| 1 | 96 | 3.39 |
| 1 1/2 | 144 | 5.08 |
| 2 | 192 | 6.77 |
| 2 1/2 | 240 | 8.47 |
| 3 | 288 | 10.2 |
| 4 | 384 | 13.5 |
Blanched almond flour vs almond meal
Recipes that call for "almond flour" usually mean the fine, blanched (skinless) grind, which packs to about 96 g per cup. Almond meal is coarser and often keeps the skins, so it sits a little lighter and gives a speckled, more rustic crumb. Because almonds are oily, the flour clumps — sift or whisk it before measuring rather than scooping straight from a packed bag.
It is not a 1:1 swap for wheat flour: with no gluten it won't rise, so most recipes pair it with eggs for structure. As a coating for chicken or fish, swap it cup-for-cup for breadcrumbs.
How many cups is a given weight of almond flour?
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1/4 cup | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/2 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 1 cup | 3.53 |
| 125 | 1 1/3 cups | 4.41 |
| 150 | 1 1/2 cups | 5.29 |
| 175 | 1 7/8 cups | 6.17 |
| 200 | 2 1/8 cups | 7.05 |
| 250 | 2 5/8 cups | 8.82 |
| 300 | 3 1/8 cups | 10.6 |
| 400 | 4 1/8 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 5 1/4 cups | 17.6 |
For smaller amounts: a tablespoon of almond flour is about 6 g, and a teaspoon about 2 g.
Where almond flour sits by weight
A cup of almond flour weighs 96 g, which puts it 2nd by weight among the 15 flours & starches on this site. Its nearest neighbours are oat bran at 94 g and spelt flour at 98 g per cup.
Swapping these by the cupful is not like-for-like. A cup of spelt flour in place of almond flour puts roughly 2 g more in the bowl, so match the grams rather than the cups.
Questions people ask about almond flour
- How many grams is 1 cup of almond flour?
- Reckon on 96 grams per US cup of almond flour — about 3.39 ounces.
- How many grams is 2 cups of almond flour?
- About 192 g — almond flour weighs roughly 96 g per cup, so two cups is close to 192 g.
- How many cups is 150g of almond flour?
- Around 1 ½ cups.
- Is almond flour the same as almond meal?
- They're closely related but not identical. Almond flour is finely ground from blanched, skinless almonds; almond meal is coarser and usually keeps the skins, giving a darker, speckled result.
- Can I substitute almond flour for wheat flour 1:1?
- Not directly. Almond flour has no gluten and far more fat, so it won't rise on its own. Use recipes written for almond flour, which typically add extra eggs for binding.
- How many cups is a standard 1 lb bag of almond flour?
- A 1 lb (454 g) bag is roughly 4 ¾ cups of almond flour.
- How many cups is 100g of almond flour?
- Just over or under 1 cup, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 100 g ÷ 96 g per cup = 1 cup.
- Why do my numbers differ slightly?
- Flour compresses. Dipping the cup into the bag can pack in 20% more than spooning it in loosely and levelling the top, and sifting first makes it lighter still. A scale removes the guesswork.