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200 g of water in cups

200 g ≈ 0.84 cups

That is also 13.5 tablespoons, at 237 g per US cup.

How to measure it

¾ cup + 1 tablespoon + 1½ teaspoons

0.84 cups is a number, not an instruction — there is no 0.84 cup in the drawer. The line above is the same quantity in the sizes you actually own, and following it lands within a teaspoon of 200 g.

Spoon the water into the cup and level it off. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down; on flour that alone is worth about 20%, which is more than the difference this page is measuring.

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Why this number moves

One US cup is 236.6 ml, and water is almost exactly 1 g per ml, so cups and grams are interchangeable here.

This page uses 237 g per US cup. If your recipe came with its own figure, use theirs — internal consistency matters more than which table is right.

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Frequently asked questions

How many cups is 200 g of water?

0.84 cups, which in measuring cups and spoons is ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon + 1½ teaspoons. One US cup of water weighs about 237 g.

How do I measure 200 g of water without scales?

¾ cup + 1 tablespoon + 1½ teaspoons. Spoon it in and level the top rather than scooping — scooping compacts water and can add a fifth to the weight.

Is this the same in the UK?

The gram figure is, the cup is not. A US cup is 236.6 ml and the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is 250 ml, so a European cup of water weighs about 250 g. These pages use the US cup.

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