Granulated sugar: Cups to Grams
Granulated sugar uses approximately 200 grams per level US cup. Half a cup weighs 100 g; 100 g is 0.5000 US cups. Packing, humidity and brand change actual mass.
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What this tool does
Granulated sugar uses approximately 200 grams per level US cup. Half a cup weighs 100 g; 100 g is 0.5000 US cups. Packing, humidity and brand change actual mass.
How to use the Granulated sugar: Cups to Grams
- Check Ingredient: granulated-sugar.
- Check US cups: 1.
- Review the Granulated sugar: Cups to Grams result and its exact-value comparison table.
- Verify assumptions before applying the result.
Formula
grams=cups×ingredient gramsPerCup
- value
- US cups
- ingredient
- Ingredient
Static US-cup ingredient masses; packing and humidity alter results. Spoon-and-level flour; brown sugar is packed.
Worked example
Granulated sugar: Cups to Grams: Ingredient = granulated-sugar; US cups = 1. Granulated sugar uses approximately 200 grams per level US cup. Half a cup weighs 100 g; 100 g is 0.5000 US cups. Packing, humidity and brand change actual mass.
Inputs
- US cups1
- IngredientGranulated sugar
Result
- Grams200
Granulated sugar US cup weights
| US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 0.125 | 25 | 0.882 |
| 0.25 | 50 | 1.764 |
| 0.3333 | 66.667 | 2.352 |
| 0.5 | 100 | 3.527 |
| 0.75 | 150 | 5.291 |
| 1 | 200 | 7.055 |
| 1.5 | 300 | 10.582 |
| 2 | 400 | 14.11 |
| 3 | 600 | 21.164 |
| 4 | 800 | 28.219 |
Results explained
- Grams
- Grams from the formula above. Static US-cup ingredient masses; packing and humidity alter results. Spoon-and-level flour; brown sugar is packed.
Frequently asked questions
Approximately 200 g per US cup (236.5882365 mL).
100 ÷ 200 = 0.5000 US cups.
0.5 × 200 = 100 g.
A US tablespoon is 1/16 US cup: about 12.500 g with the same packing assumption.
Yes. 200 g/cup is approximate; direct weighing avoids volume and packing uncertainty, especially when scaling recipes.