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115g Sugar in Cups

115 grams of granulated sugar is about ½ cup + 1 tbsp — 200g per US cup. Most cakes, cookies and quick breads live in this range, and granulated sugar converts cleanly because a cup weighs an even 200 g.

115 g of granulated sugar is

about ½ cup + 1 tbsp

0.57 US cups · 9.2 tbsp · 136 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

½ cup+1 tbsp+½ tsp

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

Measuring by hand? That is ½ cup + 1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon. It is about 12% 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.

115g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient115g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugarabout ½ cup + 1 tbsp200 g
All-Purpose Flour¾ cup + 2½ tbsp125 g
Butter½ cup227 g
Waterabout ½ cup236 g

See all 115g conversions on the 115 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
100 g½ cup8 tbsp
110 gabout ½ cup + 1 tbsp8.8 tbsp
112 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp
113 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp
120 g½ cup + 1½ tbsp9.6 tbsp
125 g½ cup + 2 tbsp10 tbsp
130 gabout ⅔ cup10.4 tbsp
140 gabout ⅔ cup11.2 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 115g of granulated sugar?

115 grams of granulated sugar is about ½ cup + 1 tbsp. In kitchen measures that is ½ cup + 1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon, worked out from 200 grams per US cup.

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 115g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use ½ cup + 1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon. 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

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