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Brown sugar: grams to cups

One US cup of brown sugar, packed weighs about 220 grams, so 100 grams is about 0.45 US cups (7.27 tablespoons).

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Amount in grams

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Common amounts

US measuring cups, about 236.6 mL each.

Brown sugar, packed

About 0.45 US cups

7.27 US tablespoons.

One US cup of brown sugar, packed weighs about 220 grams.

0.455 US cups
Cup scale: 1 US cupScale: 100 g

Choose this when the recipe says packed. The unpacked choice weighs less for the same cup.

Common amounts of brown sugar

50 grams of brown sugar

About 0.23 US cups (3.64 tablespoons).

100 grams of brown sugar

About 0.45 US cups (7.27 tablespoons).

200 grams of brown sugar

About 0.91 US cups (14.55 tablespoons).

250 grams of brown sugar

About 1.14 US cups (18.18 tablespoons).

Brown sugar grams to cups

Brown sugar, packed; cup amounts are estimates
Grams	US cups	Tablespoons
25 g	0.11	1.82
50 g	0.23	3.64
75 g	0.34	5.45
100 g	0.45	7.27
125 g	0.57	9.09
150 g	0.68	10.91
200 g	0.91	14.55
250 g	1.14	18.18
300 g	1.36	21.82
400 g	1.82	29.09
500 g	2.27	36.36

Brown sugar cups to grams

Brown sugar, packed; one US cup is about 220 g
US cups	Grams	Ounces by weight
1/8	27.5 g	0.97
1/4	55 g	1.94
1/3	73.33 g	2.59
1/2	110 g	3.88
2/3	146.67 g	5.17
3/4	165 g	5.82
1	220 g	7.76
1 1/2	330 g	11.64
2	440 g	15.52
3	660 g	23.28
4	880 g	31.04

Same cup, different weight

Match the recipe’s wording: a packed, sifted or cooked cup weighs a different amount.

Grams in one US cup
Ingredient	Grams per cup	100 g in cups
Brown sugar, packed	220	0.45
Brown sugar, unpacked	145	0.69
Granulated sugar	200	1/2

Measuring brown sugar by the cup

Choose this when the recipe says packed. The unpacked choice weighs less for the same cup.

Level dry ingredients with a flat edge instead of leaving a heap, and read liquids on a flat surface at eye level. When a recipe gives grams, a kitchen scale is the surest way to match it.

Cup weight: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy release 2018-04, FDC ID 168833 (Sugars, brown).

Updated September 27, 2026 · The Well Stocked Kitchen