Grams of Sugar to Cups

How many cups a weight of granulated sugar makes. Unlike flour, the answer does not change with how the cup was filled.

With amount 1, grams to cups converter comes to 198 — converted. It is reached in 9 steps, the last of which is to_volume_share == 0 ? grams / to_mass_share : cups / to_volume_share, and each one is printed on the page with its numbers filled in. The formula is the one published by King Arthur Baking, not an approximation fitted to it.

Formula and sources checked 19 August 2026 · How we check

AmountFromToIngredientWeights are the King Arthur Baking chart, the reference most US recipes are written against.How the cup is filledOnly changes flour and other powders, which are the things that pack. There is no single figure: measurements run from roughly 15% to 33% heavier depending on how hard the cup is pushed in.

Converted

198

Chart weight of one cup: w1 + w2 + w3 + w4 + w5 + w6 + w7 + w8198 g
Grams in a cup as filled: chart_g_per_cup * pack_factor198 g
Range across filling techniques: chart_g_per_cup * 0.33 * packs0 g
In grams: in_cups * g_per_cup + in_grams_direct198 g
In cups: grams / g_per_cup1 cups
Converted: to_volume_share == 0 ? grams / to_mass_share : cups / to_volume_share198
In ounces: grams / 28.3495231256.984 oz
In tablespoons: cups * 1616 tbsp
Volume it occupies: cups * 236.5882365236.588 ml

The formula

Chart weight of one cupw1 + w2 + w3 + w4 + w5 + w6 + w7 + w8
Grams in a cup as filledchart_g_per_cup * pack_factor
Range across filling techniqueschart_g_per_cup * 0.33 * packs
In gramsin_cups * g_per_cup + in_grams_direct
In cupsgrams / g_per_cup
Convertedto_volume_share == 0 ? grams / to_mass_share : cups / to_volume_share
In ouncesgrams / 28.349523125
In tablespoonscups * 16
Volume it occupiescups * 236.5882365

Formula from King Arthur Baking — ingredient weight chart, NIST Handbook 44 — US customary volume measures, USDA FoodData Central — measured food densities.

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Grams of Flour to CupsHow many cups a weight of all-purpose flour makes, and how much that changes if the cup was dipped rather than spooned.

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