Grams to cups of sugar
100 g of sugar = 0.5 cups
Measure: ½ cup. Based on 200 g per US cup of granulated sugar (USDA).
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Ingredient: granulated sugar, 200 g per US cup
0.5 cups
Measure: ½ cup
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Grams of sugar in cups
US cups, level. The measure is the nearest you can make with a standard set of cups and spoons.
| Grams | Cups | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.13 | 2 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.25 | ¼ cup |
| 75 g | 0.38 | ≈ ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 100 g | 0.5 | ½ cup |
| 125 g | 0.63 | ½ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 150 g | 0.75 | ¾ cup |
| 200 g | 1 | 1 cup |
| 250 g | 1.25 | 1¼ cups |
| 300 g | 1.5 | 1½ cups |
| 400 g | 2 | 2 cups |
| 500 g | 2.5 | 2½ cups |
Cups of sugar in grams
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 4.2 g | 0.15 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 12.5 g | 0.44 oz |
| ⅛ cup | 25 g | 0.88 oz |
| ¼ cup | 50 g | 1.76 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 66.7 g | 2.35 oz |
| ½ cup | 100 g | 3.53 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 133.3 g | 4.7 oz |
| ¾ cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| 1 cup | 200 g | 7.05 oz |
| 1½ cups | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| 2 cups | 400 g | 14.1 oz |
| 3 cups | 600 g | 21.2 oz |
| 4 cups | 800 g | 28.2 oz |
Sugar by the pound
A pound is exactly 453.59237 g.
| Weight | Grams | Cups |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lb | 453.6 g | 2.27 |
| 4 lb | 1814 g | 9.07 |
Granulated sugar packs evenly, so a cup of it weighs about the same however you fill it. Brown sugar and powdered sugar do not: they have their own weights below.
Where this number comes from
USDA FoodData Central lists 1 cup of “Sugars, granulated” at 200 g (FDC ID 169655, SR Legacy).
Everything else is worked out from that figure: spoons from 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons, and ounces and pounds from their exact definitions (1 oz = 28.349523125 g, 1 lb = 453.59237 g, NIST).
Source: FoodData Central, USDA Agricultural Research Service.
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