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125g Sugar in Cups

125 grams of granulated sugar is ⅝ cup 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.

How many cups is 125g of granulated sugar?

125 grams of granulated sugar equals:

approximate cup
0.63
decimal cup
10
tablespoons
200g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 10 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.

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125 grams of Granulated Sugar is about ⅝ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
cups
0.63
tbsp
10.0
tsp
30.0
About 10.0 tablespoons or 30.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 10 tablespoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 200g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 200g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (200g per US cup) is unchanged.

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125g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 125 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient125g in cupsg per cup
Granulated Sugar⅝ cup200
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Butter½ cup227
Water½ cup236

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

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams of granulated sugarCupsTablespoons
110g½ cup8.8 tbsp
113g⅝ cup9.04 tbsp
115g⅝ cup9.2 tbsp
120g⅝ cup9.6 tbsp
130g⅔ cup10 tbsp
140g⅔ cup11 tbsp
150g¾ cup12 tbsp
160g¾ cup13 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 125g of granulated sugar?

125 grams of granulated sugar is ⅝ cup. In kitchen measures that is 10 tablespoons, 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. This page divides 125 grams by that cup weight.

Is 125g of granulated sugar the same as 125g of all-purpose flour?

No. 125g of granulated sugar is ⅝ cup, while 125g of all-purpose flour is 1 cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 125g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 10 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. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.