1000g Powdered Sugar in Cups

1000 grams of powdered sugar is 8⅓ cups — 120g per US cup. Large powdered-sugar weights are for layer-cake frostings and royal icing, where the sugar-to-fat ratio decides whether the icing sets or slumps.

How many cups is 1000g of powdered sugar?

1000 grams of powdered sugar equals:

8⅓
approximate cups
8.33
decimal cups
133
tablespoons
120g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 8 cups + 5 tablespoons. It is about 200% of a 500 g bag of powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

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1000 grams of Powdered Sugar is about 8⅓ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 120 grams per cup.

8⅓
cups
¼½¾1+ 8 full cups (showing the last one)
1000g of Powdered Sugar
= 8.33 cups (decimal)
About 133.3 tablespoons or 400.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 8 cups + 5 tablespoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 120g

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1000g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 1000 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient1000g in cupsg per cup
Powdered Sugar8⅓ cups120
All-Purpose Flour8 cups125
Granulated Sugar5 cups200
Butter4⅜ cups227

See all 1000g conversions on the 1000 grams to cups chart.

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

Grams of powdered sugarCupsTablespoons
700g5⅞ cups93 tbsp
750g6¼ cups100 tbsp
800g6⅔ cups107 tbsp
900g7½ cups120 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Frequently Asked Questions

1000 grams of powdered sugar is 8⅓ cups. In kitchen measures that is 8 cups + 5 tablespoons, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.

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