Cups & Temps

How many grams in a cup of brown sugar (packed)?

One US cup of brown sugar (packed) weighs about 220 grams (7.76 oz). A tablespoon is about 14 g and a teaspoon about 4.6 g.

1 cup
220 gFirmly packed
1 tablespoon
14 g1/16 cup
1 teaspoon
4.6 g1/48 cup
100 grams
0.455 cup7.27 tablespoons

Weights from USDA FoodData Central and King Arthur Baking. Checked .

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220grams

1 cup of brown sugar (packed) = 220 grams

    Brown sugar (packed) cups to grams chart

    CupsGramsOunces
    1/8 cup27.5 g0.97 oz
    1/4 cup55 g1.94 oz
    1/3 cup73.3 g2.59 oz
    1/2 cup110 g3.88 oz
    2/3 cup147 g5.17 oz
    3/4 cup165 g5.82 oz
    1 cup220 g7.76 oz
    1 1/2 cups330 g11.6 oz
    2 cups440 g15.5 oz
    3 cups660 g23.3 oz
    4 cups880 g31 oz

    Brown sugar (packed) grams to cups

    GramsCupsTablespoons
    25 g0.114 cups ≈ 1/8 cup1.82 tbsp
    50 g0.227 cups3.64 tbsp
    100 g0.455 cups7.27 tbsp
    125 g0.568 cups9.09 tbsp
    150 g0.682 cups10.9 tbsp
    200 g0.909 cups14.5 tbsp
    250 g1.14 cups ≈ 1 1/8 cup18.2 tbsp
    300 g1.36 cups ≈ 1 3/8 cup21.8 tbsp
    400 g1.82 cups29.1 tbsp
    500 g2.27 cups36.4 tbsp
    1000 g4.55 cups72.7 tbsp

    How we got 220 g

    Firmly packed. USDA FDC SR Legacy 168833 'Sugars, brown': 1 cup packed = 220 g (unpacked 145 g).

    • King Arthur (packed): 213 g per cup
    • USDA unpacked: 145 g per cup

    Moist sugar compresses: packed vs loose differs by about 50%. Recipes in the US mean packed unless stated.

    unpacked grams per cup: 145

    Questions people ask

    1 cup packed brown sugar in grams?

    About 220 g in 1 cup of brown sugar (packed).

    How many cups is 100 grams of brown sugar (packed)?

    About 0.455 cups (7.27 tablespoons).

    How many grams is 1/2 cup of brown sugar (packed)?

    About 110 grams.

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