1 Cup of Sugar in Grams
1 cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 grams (about 7.1 oz), based on 200 g per US cup (level cup). That's the same as 16 tablespoons of granulated sugar. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.
One US cup is the reference every other fraction on this page derives from: 200 g of granulated sugar (level cup). Halve it for 100 g, double it for 400 g.
How much is 1 cup of granulated sugar?
| Grams | 200 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces (weight) | 7.1 oz |
| Tablespoons | 16 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 48 tsp |
| Density used | 200 g per US cup |
No 1 cup measure? Use spoons
1 cup is exactly 16 tablespoons, which is 200 g of granulated sugar. Measuring spoons are stamped to a tighter tolerance than cups, so for small amounts the spoon route is usually the more accurate one even when you do own the cup.
Halving and doubling 1 cup
Scaling a recipe is the usual reason this conversion comes up, and grams scale cleanly where cup fractions do not:
| Recipe | Cups | Grams | Spoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half | ½ cup | 100 g | 8 tablespoons |
| As written | 1 cup | 200 g | 16 tablespoons |
| Double | 2 cups | 400 g | 32 tablespoons |
Nearby amounts
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ cups | 133 g | 4.7 oz |
| ¾ cups | 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 |
Every cup fraction of sugar in grams — the full chart.
How to measure 1 cup of granulated sugar
Granulated sugar flows evenly, so scoop-and-level is fine — it settles to nearly the same weight however you fill the cup. That makes sugar the most forgiving ingredient to measure by volume; a level cup is 200 g within a gram or two.
1 cup of other ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour in grams — 120 g
- 1 cup powdered sugar in grams — 120 g
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed) in grams — 213 g
- 1 cup honey in grams — 340 g
- 1 cup butter in grams — 227 g
Convert another amount
250 cups Granulated sugar = 50000 g
Based on 200 g per US cup.
Reverse conversion: grams of sugar to cups.
Density 200 g/cup — sources: USDA FoodData Central, King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.