120 Grams to Cups Converter (With Charts)

Not sure how many cups are in 120 grams? You’re not alone. And no, you shouldn’t have to guess and hope for the best.

Different ingredients = different weights = different cup amounts. It’s not you, it’s the math behind it.

Grams deal with weight and cups with volume, so the answer isn’t always obvious.

It depends on the density of the ingredient.

But don’t stress! We’ve got everything right here: a speedy converter, printables for your fridge, and a helpful breakdown to keep you cooking without the math headache.

120 grams to cups converter

Printable grams to cups conversion charts

Grams and Celsius: the recipe duo that always made me pause and sigh. It was like my oven and the recipe were in a long-distance relationship, and I was the one doing all the traveling. And then we finally created these charts. Now they’re taped to the cupboard, and I haven’t googled a conversion since.

Let these sort out the conversions while you stay in your cooking groove:

Simple grams to (US) cups conversion chart

Double grams to US customary cups conversion chart

Grams to EU metric cups conversion chart

Grams to Australian cups conversion chart

Here’s how you can easily convert 120 grams to cups

Let’s imagine you’re cooking a cozy pot of minestrone soup. The onions are soft, the broth smells amazing… and now the recipe tells you to toss in 120 grams of carrots. You look at the pile on your cutting board, then at your measuring cups, and wonder… how many cups is that?

It might sound like a quick fix – scoop some into a cup and call it a day. However, the truth is that the answer depends on a few things.

First off, are your carrots raw or already cooked? Cooked carrots are softer and settle more snugly into the measuring cup. Raw carrots, being firmer and more rigid, leave a bit more space in between pieces.

And how you chop them matters, too. If the carrots are cut into tiny cubes, they’ll fit closely together with fewer gaps. If they’re sliced into rounds or chopped into chunky pieces, they’ll take up more room. Grated carrots behave differently again (fluffy, light, and airy) unless you press them down.

This is where density comes in. Density, in fact, explains how much something weighs compared to how much space it fills. Carrots in smaller pieces have a higher density in the cup because there’s less air between them. Bigger chunks? Less dense. Cooked carrots? Denser still, because they’ve softened and shrunk.

Still, we can come up with a helpful estimate using a common standard: raw, diced carrots.

Here’s how to work it out:

You’ve got 120 grams of carrots.
One cup of raw, diced carrots usually weighs about 130 grams.

Now let’s do the math:
120 ÷ 130 = around 0.92 cups

Or simply:

Cups = weight in grams ÷ grams per cup

So, 120 grams of diced, raw carrots is just a little under 1 cup (roughly 0.92 cups).

However, please note that if your carrots are sliced, grated, or already cooked, the final volume will vary. Slices tend to take up more room; grated carrots can be pressed down and weigh more per cup. And cooked carrots? They settle into the cup even more, so you’ll likely end up with a bit less volume than if you used them raw.

Are you not yet sure about how to convert 120 grams to cups? Our complete grams-to-cups guide spells it out with easy-to-follow ingredient tables, worldwide cup equivalents, and print-friendly charts for US, EU, and Australian kitchens, so your next bake goes off without a hitch.

Or maybe you want a specific ingredient converted? Let us know down in the comments, and we’ll add it to our converter.

Here’s to grams that rise, melt, and crisp just right!

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