Sugar: grams to cups
One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 grams, so 100 grams is about 1/2 US cup (8 tablespoons).
Granulated sugar
About 1/2 US cup
0.5 US cups. 8 US tablespoons.
One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 grams.
Cup scale: 1 US cupScale: 100 g
Use ordinary white granulated sugar. Brown and powdered sugars need their own choices.
Common amounts of sugar
50 grams of sugar
About 1/4 US cup (4 tablespoons).
100 grams of sugar
About 1/2 US cup (8 tablespoons).
200 grams of sugar
About 1 US cup (16 tablespoons).
250 grams of sugar
About 1 1/4 US cups (20 tablespoons).
Sugar grams to cups
| Grams | US cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 1/8 | 2 |
| 50 g | 1/4 | 4 |
| 75 g | 3/8 | 6 |
| 100 g | 1/2 | 8 |
| 125 g | 5/8 | 10 |
| 150 g | 3/4 | 12 |
| 200 g | 1 | 16 |
| 250 g | 1 1/4 | 20 |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 | 24 |
| 400 g | 2 | 32 |
| 500 g | 2 1/2 | 40 |
Sugar cups to grams
| US cups | Grams | Ounces by weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 25 g | 0.88 |
| 1/4 | 50 g | 1.76 |
| 1/3 | 66.67 g | 2.35 |
| 1/2 | 100 g | 3.53 |
| 2/3 | 133.33 g | 4.7 |
| 3/4 | 150 g | 5.29 |
| 1 | 200 g | 7.05 |
| 1 1/2 | 300 g | 10.58 |
| 2 | 400 g | 14.11 |
| 3 | 600 g | 21.16 |
| 4 | 800 g | 28.22 |
Same cup, different weight
Match the recipe’s wording: a packed, sifted or cooked cup weighs a different amount.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | 100 g in cups |
|---|---|---|
| Granulated sugar | 200 | 1/2 |
| Brown sugar, packed | 220 | 0.45 |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 120 | 40/48 |
Measuring sugar by the cup
Use ordinary white granulated sugar. Brown and powdered sugars need their own choices.
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 169655 (Sugars, granulated).
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