Granulated sugar: cups to grams
Granulated sugar is one of the most consistent ingredients to measure by volume, because the crystals don't compress. One US cup weighs 200 g, so it is easy to convert in your head: ½ cup is 100 g, ¼ cup is 50 g.
1 cup of granulated sugar = 200 g
½ cup = 100 g · ¼ cup = 50 g · 1 tablespoon = 15 g
Convert any amountGranulated sugar: cups to grams
| US cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 25 g |
| ¼ cup | 50 g |
| ⅓ cup | 65 g |
| ½ cup | 100 g |
| ⅔ cup | 135 g |
| ¾ cup | 150 g |
| 1 cup | 200 g |
| 1½ cups | 300 g |
| 2 cups | 400 g |
| 3 cups | 600 g |
| 4 cups | 800 g |
Tablespoons and teaspoons
| Spoon | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 15 g |
| 2 tablespoons | 25 g |
| ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) | 50 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 4 g |
Grams to cups
Going the other way, for a metric recipe in US cups:
| Grams | Cups of granulated sugar |
|---|---|
| 25 g | about 2 tbsp |
| 50 g | about ¼ cup |
| 100 g | about ½ cup |
| 125 g | about ⅝ cup |
| 150 g | about ¾ cup |
| 200 g | about 1 cup |
| 250 g | about 1¼ cups |
| 300 g | about 1½ cups |
| 400 g | about 2 cups |
| 500 g | about 2½ cups |
| 1 kg | about 5 cups |
Caster sugar
UK and Australian caster sugar has finer crystals but weighs about the same per cup, and it dissolves faster in meringues and sponges. You can use it gram for gram.
Tablespoons of sugar
A level US tablespoon of sugar is about 12–13 g and a teaspoon about 4 g. For small amounts in sauces or dressings, just use your spoons.
Weights are for a level US cup (236.6 ml), spooned in, based on standard US baking references. Weighing will always be more accurate than any cup.