160g Brown Sugar in Cups

160 grams of packed brown sugar is ¾ cup — 220g per US cup. Cookies, crumbles and banana breads sit here, and packed brown sugar is heavier per cup than white sugar because the molasses binds the crystals.

How many cups is 160g of packed brown sugar?

160 grams of packed brown sugar equals:

¾
approximate cup
0.73
decimal cup
12
tablespoons
220g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 12 tablespoons. It is about 32% of a 500 g box of brown sugar.

These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

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160 grams of Brown Sugar (Packed) is about ¾ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 220 grams per cup.

¾
cup
¼½¾1
160g of Brown Sugar (Packed)
= 0.73 cups (decimal)
About 11.6 tablespoons or 34.8 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 12 tablespoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 220g

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160g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 160 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient160g in cupsg per cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)¾ cup220
All-Purpose Flour1¼ cups125
Granulated Sugar¾ cup200
Butter⅔ cup227

See all 160g conversions on the 160 grams to cups chart.

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

Grams of packed brown sugarCupsTablespoons
125g⅝ cup9.06 tbsp
130g⅝ cup9.42 tbsp
140g⅝ cup10 tbsp
150g⅔ cup11 tbsp
165g¾ cup12 tbsp
170g¾ cup12 tbsp
175g¾ cup13 tbsp
180g⅞ cup13 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Frequently Asked Questions

160 grams of packed brown sugar is ¾ cup. In kitchen measures that is 12 tablespoons, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.

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