Sugars & syrups
Granulated sugar: weights & conversions
A US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 g. 100 g is 387 calories and 0 g of protein.
Also written as: sugar, white sugar, cane sugar, caster sugar, superfine sugar.
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1 cup of granulated sugar is about 200 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of granulated sugar weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 200 g | 7.05 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 150 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 133 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 100 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 66.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 50 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 12.5 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.17 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 387 | 0 g | 0 g | 100 g | 0 g | 1 mg |
| Per cup (200 g) | 774 | 0 g | 0 g | 200 g | 0 g | 2 mg |
| Per tablespoon (12.5 g) | 48 | 0 g | 0 g | 12.5 g | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 439 | 0 g | 0 g | 113 g | 0 g | 1 mg |
If you have run out
- Honey, about three quarters as much. Cut another liquid in the recipe by about a quarter cup for every cup of sugar replaced, and lower the oven by 25°F since honey browns faster.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of granulated sugar?
- One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 g (7.05 oz). A tablespoon is about 12.5 g and a teaspoon about 4.17 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of granulated sugar?
- 100 g of granulated sugar is about 0.5 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in granulated sugar?
- Granulated sugar has about 387 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 774 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of granulated sugar?
- Honey, about three quarters as much. Cut another liquid in the recipe by about a quarter cup for every cup of sugar replaced, and lower the oven by 25°F since honey browns faster.