How many grams in a cup of granulated sugar?
1 cup of granulated sugar weighs 198 g by King Arthur Baking's chart and 200 g by USDA. Call it 200 g.
198 g 7 oz
Sources range from 198 g to 200 g for 1 cup.
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Granulated sugar cups to grams table
Using 198 g per US cup. A US cup is 236.6 mL; 1 cup is 16 tablespoons.
| US cups | Grams | Ounces | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 g | 0.9 oz | 2 |
| ¼ cup | 50 g | 1.7 oz | 4 |
| ⅓ cup | 66 g | 2.3 oz | 5.3 |
| ½ cup | 99 g | 3.5 oz | 8 |
| ⅔ cup | 132 g | 4.7 oz | 10.7 |
| ¾ cup | 149 g | 5.2 oz | 12 |
| 1 cup | 198 g | 7 oz | 16 |
| 1½ cups | 297 g | 10.5 oz | 24 |
| 2 cups | 396 g | 14 oz | 32 |
| 3 cups | 594 g | 21 oz | 48 |
| 4 cups | 792 g | 27.9 oz | 64 |
Why sources disagree
Sugar crystals barely compress, so the way you fill the cup hardly changes the weight. That is why the two sources agree within 2 g.
| Source | Listed as | Grams per cup |
|---|---|---|
| King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart | 1 cup = 198 g | 198 g |
| USDA FoodData Central | 1 cup = 200 g | 200 g |
How to measure granulated sugar accurately
- Level the cup with a straight edge instead of heaping it.
- Weigh on a digital scale when you can, since cup scoops vary from cook to cook.
- If you use cups, fill the same way every time so your results stay consistent.
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US recipe
2¼ cups all-purpose flour1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1½ cups milk
In Sous Chef, after "Convert to metric"
275 g all-purpose flour225 g butter, softened
170 g brown sugar, packed
350 ml milk
Common questions
How many grams is half a cup of granulated sugar?
Half a cup of granulated sugar is about 99 g, using 198 g per cup.
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar?
1 tablespoon of granulated sugar is about 12 g, since 1 cup is 16 tablespoons and 198 g per cup divided by 16 is 12 g.
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