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15g Sugar in Cups

15 grams of granulated sugar is about 3½ tsp — 200g per US cup. Small sugar amounts are usually for sweetening a topping, a glaze or a drink, where a spoon measure is quicker than fetching a cup.

15 g of granulated sugar is

about 3½ tsp

0.08 US cups · 1.2 tbsp · 18 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

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 1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon. It is about 2% 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.

15g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient15g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugarabout 3½ tsp200 g
All-Purpose Flourabout 2 tbsp125 g
Butterabout 3¼ tsp227 g
Water1 tbsp236 g

See all 15g conversions on the 15 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
10 gabout 2½ tsp0.8 tbsp
20 g4¾ tsp1.6 tbsp
25 g2 tbsp2 tbsp
28 g2 tbsp + ¾ tsp2.2 tbsp
30 gabout 2½ tbsp2.4 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 15g of granulated sugar?

15 grams of granulated sugar is about 3½ tsp, 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 15g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 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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