Cups & Temps

How many grams in a cup of granulated sugar?

One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 grams (7.05 oz). A tablespoon is about 12 g and a teaspoon about 4.2 g.

1 cup
200 gUSDA FDC SR Legacy 169655 'Sugars, granulated': 1 cup =…
1 tablespoon
12 g1/16 cup
1 teaspoon
4.2 g1/48 cup
100 grams
1/2 cup8 tablespoons

Weights from USDA FoodData Central and King Arthur Baking. Checked .

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200grams

1 cup of granulated sugar = 200 grams

    Granulated sugar cups to grams chart

    CupsGramsOunces
    1/8 cup25 g0.882 oz
    1/4 cup50 g1.76 oz
    1/3 cup66.7 g2.35 oz
    1/2 cup100 g3.53 oz
    2/3 cup133 g4.7 oz
    3/4 cup150 g5.29 oz
    1 cup200 g7.05 oz
    1 1/2 cups300 g10.6 oz
    2 cups400 g14.1 oz
    3 cups600 g21.2 oz
    4 cups800 g28.2 oz

    Granulated sugar grams to cups

    GramsCupsTablespoons
    25 g0.125 cups ≈ 1/8 cup2 tbsp
    50 g0.25 cups ≈ 1/4 cup4 tbsp
    100 g0.5 cups ≈ 1/2 cup8 tbsp
    125 g0.625 cups ≈ 5/8 cup10 tbsp
    150 g0.75 cups ≈ 3/4 cup12 tbsp
    200 g1 cups16 tbsp
    250 g1.25 cups ≈ 1 1/4 cup20 tbsp
    300 g1.5 cups ≈ 1 1/2 cup24 tbsp
    400 g2 cups32 tbsp
    500 g2.5 cups ≈ 2 1/2 cup40 tbsp
    1000 g5 cups80 tbsp

    How we got 200 g

    USDA FDC SR Legacy 169655 'Sugars, granulated': 1 cup = 200 g. Site uses USDA for non-flour items; KA's 198 g is within 1%.

    • King Arthur: 198 g per cup

    Free-flowing crystals; little variation with method.

    tsp grams: 4.2

    Questions people ask

    How many g in 1 cup sugar?

    About 200 g in 1 cup of granulated sugar.

    How many grams of sugar in a tablespoon?

    About 12 g in 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar.

    How many sugar grams in a teaspoon of sugar?

    About 4.2 g in 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar.

    How many cups is 100 grams of granulated sugar?

    About 0.5 cups (8 tablespoons).

    How many grams is 1/2 cup of granulated sugar?

    About 100 grams.

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