Brown Sugar: Cups to Grams
One US cup of brown sugar weighs about 220 grams (7.8 oz). Use the converter or the chart below for any amount.
Quick answer
- 1 cup brown sugar 220 g
- ¾ cup brown sugar 165 g
- ½ cup brown sugar 110 g
- ⅓ cup brown sugar 73.3 g
- ¼ cup brown sugar 55 g
- 1 tbsp brown sugar 13.8 g
- 1 tsp brown sugar 4.6 g
Approximate values. Density varies with how the ingredient is packed, sifted, or measured.
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Brown Sugar cups to grams chart
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup brown sugar | 27.5 g | 1 oz |
| 1/4 cup brown sugar | 55 g | 1.9 oz |
| 1/3 cup brown sugar | 73.3 g | 2.6 oz |
| 1/2 cup brown sugar | 110 g | 3.9 oz |
| 2/3 cup brown sugar | 147 g | 5.2 oz |
| 3/4 cup brown sugar | 165 g | 5.8 oz |
| 1 cup brown sugar | 220 g | 7.8 oz |
| 1 1/4 cups brown sugar | 275 g | 9.7 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups brown sugar | 330 g | 11.6 oz |
| 2 cups brown sugar | 440 g | 15.5 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups brown sugar | 550 g | 19.4 oz |
| 3 cups brown sugar | 660 g | 23.3 oz |
| 4 cups brown sugar | 880 g | 31 oz |
| 1 tablespoon brown sugar | 13.8 g | 0.5 oz |
| 1 teaspoon brown sugar | 4.6 g | 0.2 oz |
Brown Sugar grams to cups
Working the other way? Since 1 cup of brown sugar is about 220 g, here is how common gram weights convert back to cups.
| Grams | Cups (approx) |
|---|---|
| 25 g brown sugar | 0.11 cups |
| 50 g brown sugar | 0.23 cups |
| 75 g brown sugar | 0.34 cups |
| 100 g brown sugar | 0.45 cups |
| 125 g brown sugar | 0.57 cups |
| 150 g brown sugar | 0.68 cups |
| 200 g brown sugar | 0.91 cups |
| 250 g brown sugar | 1.14 cups |
| 300 g brown sugar | 1.36 cups |
| 500 g brown sugar | 2.27 cups |
| 1000 g brown sugar | 4.55 cups |
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Measuring brown sugar accurately
Brown sugar is the trap in every measure-by-cup recipe, because its weight depends entirely on how hard you pack it. Loose, a cup is around 145 g; pressed firmly in — the standard recipe assumption — it's closer to 220 g. That's why recipes say "packed": press it into the cup with the back of a spoon until it holds the shape, like a sandcastle. The molasses that gives it colour is also what makes it clump and harden in the bag; keep a slice of bread in the container to hold the moisture. Light and dark brown sugar weigh about the same — dark just carries more molasses, so it's deeper in flavour and a touch more acidic.
Firmly packed. Light and dark brown sugar weigh about the same. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to get the same result every time is to weigh brown sugar on a kitchen scale and aim for the gram figure above. The conversions on this page are based on the US cup of about 236.6 ml.
FAQ
- How many grams is 1 cup of brown sugar?
- One US cup of brown sugar weighs about 220 grams (7.8 oz). Firmly packed. Light and dark brown sugar weigh about the same.
- How many grams is 3/4 cup of brown sugar?
- Three quarters of a US cup of brown sugar is about 165 grams (5.8 oz).
- How many grams is 2/3 cup of brown sugar?
- Two thirds of a US cup of brown sugar is about 147 grams.
- How many grams is 1/2 cup of brown sugar?
- Half a US cup of brown sugar is about 110 grams (3.9 oz).
- How many grams is 1/3 cup of brown sugar?
- One third of a US cup of brown sugar is about 73.3 grams.
- How many grams is 1/4 cup of brown sugar?
- A quarter of a US cup of brown sugar is about 55 grams.
- How many grams is 1 tablespoon of brown sugar?
- One tablespoon of brown sugar is about 13.8 grams, since a tablespoon is one sixteenth of a cup.
- How many cups is 100 grams of brown sugar?
- 100 grams of brown sugar is about 0.45 cups.