Powdered sugar cups to grams chart
1 US cup of powdered sugar (unsifted) weighs 113 g, or 4 oz. That is 85 g lighter than a cup of granulated sugar (198 g). The weight is from King Arthur Baking, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 28 | 1 |
⅓ cup | 38 | 1.3 |
½ cup | 57 | 2 |
⅔ cup | 75 | 2.7 |
¾ cup | 85 | 3 |
1 cup | 113 | 4 |
1 ½ cups | 170 | 6 |
2 cups | 226 | 8 |
Powdered sugar grams to cups chart
The closest measure you can scoop with cups and spoons, and the exact amount in cups.
Grams | Kitchen measure | Cups |
|---|---|---|
50 g | ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.44 |
100 g | ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons | 0.88 |
125 g | 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons | 1.11 |
150 g | 1 ⅓ cups | 1 ⅓ |
200 g | 1 ¾ cups | 1.77 |
250 g | 2 ¼ cups | 2.21 |
500 g | 4 ½ cups | 4.42 |
Powdered sugar in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of powdered sugar weighs 7 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 2.5 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.71 | 2 ⅛ |
10 g | 1.42 | 4 ¼ |
15 g | 2.12 | 6 ⅓ |
25 g | 3.54 | 10 ⅔ |
50 g | 7.08 | 21 ⅓ |
100 g | 14 ¼ | 42 ½ |
How do you measure a cup of powdered sugar?
Measure the powdered sugar straight from the bag, without sifting, and level the cup. Sifted first, a cup holds less.
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