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130g Powdered Sugar in Cups

130 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅛ cups 120g per US cup. Buttercream and icing recipes live here. Powdered sugar is much lighter per cup than granulated, so the same weight fills noticeably more volume.

How many cups is 130g of powdered sugar?

130 grams of powdered sugar equals:

1⅛
approximate cups
1.08
decimal cups
17
tablespoons
120g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon. It is about 26% 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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130 grams of Powdered Sugar is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 120 grams per cup.

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1⅛
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
cups
1.08
tbsp
17.3
tsp
52.0
About 17.3 tablespoons or 52.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 120g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 120g per cup

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130g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 130 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient130g in cupsg per cup
Powdered Sugar1⅛ cups120
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Granulated Sugar⅔ cup200
Butter⅝ cup227

See all 130g conversions on the 130 grams to cups chart.

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

Grams of powdered sugarCupsTablespoons
113g1 cup15 tbsp
115g1 cup15 tbsp
120g1 cup16 tbsp
125g1 cup17 tbsp
140g1⅛ cups19 tbsp
150g1¼ cups20 tbsp
160g1⅓ cups21 tbsp
165g1⅜ cups22 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 130g of powdered sugar?

130 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 grams, one tablespoon about 7.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.5 grams. This page divides 130 grams by that cup weight.

Is 130g of powdered sugar the same as 130g of all-purpose flour?

No. 130g of powdered sugar is 1⅛ cups, while 130g 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 130g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon. 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.

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

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the powdered 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.