It should be 160g. It means 160 grams of flour which has been sifted to remove lumps and to aerate the flour. 160 grams is approximately 5.6 ounces.
That is about 2/3 of a cup.
Depending on what type of flour an if is sifted...here are the conversionsAll-Purpose Flour:1 cup = 140 grams1 cup sifted = 115 gramsCake Flour:1 cup = 130 grams1 cup sifted = 100 gramsWhole Wheat Flour:1 cup = 150 grams1 cup sifted = 130 gramsBread Flour:1 cup = 160 grams1 cup sifted = 130 grams
You cannot put back what has been fluffed so sifted flour and unsifted are unequal in quantity of flour. You can sift the unsifted to make an equal measure like the sifted flour. MamaPat
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sifted flour
Home cooks in the U.S. rarely sift flour any more, because the commercial flours are pre-sifted.
They weigh the same. The sifted flour may take a little more volume.
Actually, unbleached flour is what you buy.Unsifted means that you don't need to sift the flour. Some recipes call for sifted flour, some don't say to do anything - that would be unsifted.
cake flour is another flour greatly sifted
3 cups (420 gr.) + 2 spoons (30 gr.)=450 gr. flour
It would be fine. Sifted flour is more airy and has about 1 ounce less per cup flour then sifted. if you are using what is sold as sifted flour you really do not need to worry as it is compacted again before you use it ...
that is approximately 6 cups of flour