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125g Sugar in Cups

125 grams of granulated sugar is ½ cup + 2 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.

125 g of granulated sugar is

½ cup + 2 tbsp

0.63 US cups · 10 tbsp · 148 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

½ cup+2 tbsp

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 + 2 tablespoons. It is about 13% 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.

125g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient125g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar½ cup + 2 tbsp200 g
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125 g
Butterabout ½ cup + 1 tbsp227 g
Water½ cup + 1½ tsp236 g

See all 125g conversions on the 125 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
112 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp
113 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp
115 gabout ½ cup + 1 tbsp9.2 tbsp
120 g½ cup + 1½ tbsp9.6 tbsp
130 gabout ⅔ cup10.4 tbsp
140 gabout ⅔ cup11.2 tbsp
150 g¾ cup12 tbsp
160 g¾ cup + 1 tbsp12.8 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 125g of granulated sugar?

125 grams of granulated sugar is ½ cup + 2 tbsp, 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 125g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use ½ cup + 2 tablespoons. 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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