Granulated sugar
One US cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 grams. Going the other way, 100 grams is about 0.50 cups.
Also called white sugar, table sugar.
| Volume | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 200 g |
| 3/4 cup | 150 g |
| 2/3 cup | 133.3 g |
| 1/2 cup | 100 g |
| 1/3 cup | 66.7 g |
| 1/4 cup | 50 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 12.5 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.2 g |
Where this number comes from
Sources agree within 1%, in sharp contrast to flour. Sugar crystals are hard and free-flowing, so they do not compact meaningfully whether the cup is spooned or scooped. This is why granulated sugar needs only one figure while flour needs several.
USDA's own teaspoon entry (4.2 g) implies 0.8521 g/ml, a 2.2% disagreement with their cup figure; this is rounding on a small measure, not a real difference, so the cup figure is used. Two sources only, so this entry does not meet rule 2 and is held at medium confidence until an independent third is found.
Sources
Method not specified
- USDA FoodData Central200 g per cupFDC 169655, SR Legacy, 1 undetermined cup = 200 g
- King Arthur Baking198 g per cupIngredient Weight Chart, granulated white sugar, 1 cup = 198 g
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