Cups to Grams: Granulated Sugar
1 cup of granulated sugar is about 200 grams. Enter any amount to convert it.
How many grams are in a cup of granulated sugar?
One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 grams (7.1 ounces). Half a cup is about 100 g, and one tablespoon is about 12 g.
White granulated sugar is one of the most consistent ingredients to measure. A cup is close to 200 g whether you scoop or spoon.
Granulated Sugar conversion chart
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 50 g | 1.8 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 67 g | 2.4 oz |
| ½ cup | 100 g | 3.5 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 133 g | 4.7 oz |
| ¾ cup | 150 g | 5.3 oz |
| 1 cup | 200 g | 7.1 oz |
| 1½ cups | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| 2 cups | 400 g | 14.1 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 12 g | 0.4 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.2 g | 0.1 oz |
Granulated sugar by the bag, the pound and the kilogram
Granulated sugar is the most consistent ingredient on this site. A cup is about 200 g whether you scoop or spoon it, so measuring errors are small compared with flour. Cane and beet sugar weigh the same. Where it does vary is with different crystal sizes: superfine sugar and coarse sanding sugar do not pack the same way, so only trust this figure for standard granulated sugar.
Bag math is where this page is most useful. A pound (454 g) is about 2¼ cups, a 5-pound bag holds about 11 cups, and a kilogram is exactly 5 cups at 200 g each. Because sugar adds up fast, weighing it is also the easiest way to halve or double a recipe without fractions of a cup.
Sugar does more than sweeten
In cookies and cakes, sugar also holds moisture, helps browning and controls how far a dough spreads. Cutting the sugar by up to about a quarter is usually safe, but removing much more changes the texture as well as the sweetness. Creaming sugar with butter is what whips air into a batter, so reduced-sugar recipes can bake up flatter.
For simple syrup, the common 1:1 recipe is 1 cup of sugar (200 g) dissolved in 1 cup of water (237 g). Note that in cups it is equal parts, but by weight the water is a bit heavier. Be careful substituting sugars by the cup: 200 g of granulated sugar is about 1¾ cups of powdered sugar, so they do not trade evenly by volume.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of granulated sugar?
100 g of granulated sugar is about 0.50 cups.
How many grams is a tablespoon of granulated sugar?
About 12 g, based on 200 g per cup and 16 tablespoons per cup.
How many cups is a 5 pound bag of sugar?
About 11 cups of granulated sugar, since 2,268 g divided by 200 g per cup is just over 11.
How many grams is a quarter cup of sugar?
50 g. A third of a cup is about 67 g and half a cup is 100 g.
Is a cup of white sugar the same as a cup of brown sugar?
No. A packed cup of brown sugar weighs about 213 g against 200 g for granulated sugar, and the two behave differently in baking because brown sugar contains molasses.