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How Many Grams in a Cup of Brown Sugar?

1 cup of brown sugar weighs 213 grams, packed firmly into the cup. Every other measure is below, in both directions.

1 cup of brown sugar

213 g

≈ 7.51 oz · packed

Data & method: From the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. An automated test pins the figure to that published source. How we calculate →

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Preset to brown sugar — change the amount, units or ingredient to convert anything else.

Result

213 g

Brown sugar (packed): 213 g per cup (packed)

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Brown Sugar: cups to grams chart

Brown sugar (packed) Grams Ounces
¼ cup 53 g 1.88 oz
⅓ cup 71 g 2.5 oz
½ cup 107 g 3.76 oz
⅔ cup 142 g 5.01 oz
¾ cup 160 g 5.64 oz
1 cup 213 g 7.51 oz
1½ cups 320 g 11.27 oz
2 cups 426 g 15.03 oz
3 cups 639 g 22.54 oz
1 tablespoon 13 g 0.47 oz
1 teaspoon 4.4 g 0.16 oz

Grams to cups: brown sugar

Working the other way — a recipe in grams, and cups are what you have in the drawer:

Grams of brown sugar Cups (approx.)
50 g ¼ cup
100 g ½ cup
125 g ⅝ cup
200 g 0.94 cup
250 g 1⅙ cups
500 g 2⅓ cups

Why the measuring method matters

The 213 g figure assumes brown sugar packed firmly into the cup. Spooned in loosely instead, a cup of brown sugar weighs noticeably less — "packed" is what recipes mean. A scale removes the variable entirely, and it is the reason professional recipes are written in weight.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many grams is 1 cup of brown sugar?

One US cup of brown sugar weighs 213 grams (about 7.51 ounces), measured packed firmly into the cup. This is the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart figure, the reference most US test kitchens use.

How many grams is a tablespoon of brown sugar?

A tablespoon of brown sugar is about 13 grams, since one cup holds 16 tablespoons. A teaspoon is about 4.4 grams.

How many cups is 250 g of brown sugar?

250 grams of brown sugar is about 1⅙ cups (250 ÷ 213). Weighing is more reliable than measuring by cup, because how you fill the cup changes the amount.

Does how I measure brown sugar change the weight?

Yes — the 213 g figure assumes brown sugar packed firmly into the cup. Spooned in loosely instead, a cup of brown sugar weighs noticeably less — "packed" is what recipes mean.