1000g Sugar in Cups

1000 grams of granulated sugar is 5 cups — 200g per US cup. Large sugar weights show up in jam, syrup, meringue and batch baking, where the sugar-to-fruit or sugar-to-egg-white ratio matters more than the volume.

1000 g of granulated sugar is

5 cups

5 US cups · 80 tbsp · 1183 ml · 200 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

5 cups

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 5 cups. It is about 100% of a 1 kg bag of sugar.

Granulated sugar barely compresses, so scooping and levelling is reliable — it is one of the few dry ingredients where a cup measure is trustworthy.

1000g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient	1000g in cups	Per cup
Granulated Sugar	5 cups	200 g
All-Purpose Flour	8 cups	125 g
Butter	4⅓ cups	227 g
Water	4¼ cups	236 g

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

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
700 g	3½ cups	56 tbsp
750 g	3¾ cups	60 tbsp
800 g	4 cups	64 tbsp
900 g	4½ cups	72 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 1000g of granulated sugar?

1000 grams of granulated sugar is 5 cups, because one US cup weighs 200 grams.

How many grams are in 1 cup of granulated sugar?

One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 grams, one tablespoon about 12.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.17 grams.

How do I measure 1000g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 5 cups. Granulated sugar barely compresses, so scooping and levelling is reliable — it is one of the few dry ingredients where a cup measure is trustworthy.

Is it better to weigh granulated sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the granulated sugar is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate