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500 grams to cups
500 grams is 4 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 ½ cups of granulated sugar, or scant 2 ¼ cups of butter. The cup amount depends on the ingredient, because a cup measures volume and grams measure weight.
500 grams of all-purpose flour = 4 cups
Measure it: 4 cups
A 500 g bag is a standard pack size for flour, sugar and pasta outside the US. 500 g of flour is 4 cups, roughly the flour for one large loaf of bread.
500 g in cups, by ingredient
| Ingredient | How to measure | US cups | Tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 4 cups | 4 | 64 |
| Granulated sugar | 2 ½ cups | 2.5 | 40 |
| Butter | scant 2 ¼ cups | 2.2 | 35.2 |
| Brown sugar | 2 ¼ cups | 2.27 | 36.4 |
| Powdered sugar | 4 ⅛ cups | 4.17 | 66.7 |
| Milk | 2 cups + 1 tbsp | 2.05 | 32.8 |
| Water | 2 ⅛ cups | 2.11 | 33.8 |
| White rice (uncooked) | 2 ⅔ cups | 2.7 | 43.2 |
| Rolled oats | 6 ⅛ cups | 6.17 | 98.8 |
| Cocoa powder | 5 ¾ cups | 5.81 | 93 |
| Chocolate chips | 3 cups | 2.98 | 47.6 |
| Almond flour | 5 ¼ cups | 5.21 | 83.3 |
| Bread flour | 3 ⅔ cups | 3.65 | 58.4 |
| Honey | 1 ½ cups | 1.47 | 23.6 |
| Peanut butter | 1 ¾ cups + 3 tbsp | 1.94 | 31 |
| Yogurt | heaping 2 cups | 2.04 | 32.7 |
| Vegetable oil | 2 ⅓ cups | 2.29 | 36.7 |
500 g of every other ingredient
| Ingredient | How to measure | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| Whole wheat flour | 4 ⅛ cups | 4.17 |
| Cake flour | 4 ⅛ cups | 4.17 |
| Self-rising flour | 4 cups | 4 |
| Coconut flour | 3 ¾ cups + 2 tbsp | 3.91 |
| Rice flour | 3 ⅛ cups | 3.16 |
| Cornstarch | 3 ¾ cups + 2 tbsp | 3.91 |
| Cornmeal | 3 cups + 3 tbsp | 3.18 |
| Semolina | 3 cups | 2.99 |
| Caster sugar | 2 ⅔ cups | 2.63 |
| Maple syrup | 1 ½ cups + 1 tbsp | 1.59 |
| Molasses | 1 ½ cups | 1.48 |
| Olive oil | 2 ⅓ cups | 2.31 |
| Coconut oil | 2 ⅓ cups | 2.29 |
| Vegetable shortening | 2 ¼ cups + 3 tbsp | 2.44 |
| Buttermilk | heaping 2 cups | 2.04 |
| Heavy cream | 2 ⅛ cups | 2.1 |
| Sour cream | 2 cups + 3 tbsp | 2.17 |
| Cream cheese | 2 ⅛ cups | 2.16 |
| Grated parmesan | 5 cups | 5 |
| Shredded cheddar | 4 ½ cups | 4.42 |
| Shredded mozzarella | 4 ½ cups | 4.46 |
| Table salt | scant 1 ¾ cups | 1.71 |
| Cooked white rice | 3 ⅛ cups | 3.16 |
| Quinoa (uncooked) | 2 ¾ cups + 3 tbsp | 2.94 |
| Chopped walnuts | 4 ¼ cups | 4.27 |
| Chopped pecans | 4 ⅔ cups | 4.59 |
| Whole almonds | 3 ½ cups | 3.5 |
| Raisins | 3 ½ cups | 3.45 |
| Shredded coconut | 5 ⅓ cups | 5.38 |
| Blueberries | 3 ⅓ cups | 3.38 |
| Mayonnaise | 2 ¼ cups | 2.27 |
| Dry breadcrumbs | 4 ⅔ cups | 4.63 |
| Whole flaxseed | 3 cups | 2.98 |
Where 500 g is an exact measure
500 g lands on a single standard measure (within 1%) for: all-purpose flour (4 cups), bread flour (3 ⅔ cups), whole wheat flour (4 ⅛ cups), cake flour (4 ⅛ cups), self-rising flour (4 cups), almond flour (5 ¼ cups), semolina (3 cups) and rolled oats (6 ⅛ cups).
500 grams in ounces and pounds
500 g weighs 17.6 oz, or 1.1 lb. That is the same for every ingredient, because grams and ounces both measure weight.