How many grams are in a cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 g (4.23 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.5 g and a teaspoon about 2.5 g.

How many cups is 100 g of powdered sugar?

100 g of powdered sugar is about 0.83 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.

Powdered sugar has about 389 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 467 calories a cup.

One cup of granulated sugar blended with one tablespoon of cornstarch until powdery.

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A US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 g. 100 g is 389 calories and 0 g of protein.

Also written as: confectioners sugar, confectioner sugar, icing sugar, sifted powdered sugar, confectionery sugar, 10x sugar.

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1 cup of powdered sugar is about 120 grams.

What each measure of powdered sugar weighs, from the cup weight above.

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Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for powdered sugar by measure
Measure	Calories	Carbs	Sodium
Per 100 g (100 g)	389	99.8 g	2 mg
Per cup (120 g)	467	120 g	2 mg
Per tablespoon (7.5 g)	29	7.49 g	0 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)	441	113 g	2 mg

One cup of granulated sugar blended with one tablespoon of cornstarch until powdery.

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How many grams are in a cup of powdered sugar?: One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 g (4.23 oz). A tablespoon is about 7.5 g and a teaspoon about 2.5 g.
How many cups is 100 g of powdered sugar?: 100 g of powdered sugar is about 0.83 cups — near enough to 7/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in powdered sugar?: Powdered sugar has about 389 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 467 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of powdered sugar?: One cup of granulated sugar blended with one tablespoon of cornstarch until powdery.