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165g Sugar in Cups

165 grams of granulated sugar is ⅞ 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 165g of granulated sugar?

165 grams of granulated sugar equals:

approximate cup
0.82
decimal cup
13
tablespoons
200g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 13 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. It is about 17% 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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165 grams of Granulated Sugar is about ⅞ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
cups
0.82
tbsp
13.2
tsp
39.6
About 13.2 tablespoons or 39.6 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 13 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon
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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165g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 165 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient165g in cupsg per cup
Granulated Sugar⅞ cup200
All-Purpose Flour1⅓ cups125
Butter¾ cup227
Water⅔ cup236

See all 165g conversions on the 165 grams to cups chart.

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams of granulated sugarCupsTablespoons
130g⅔ cup10 tbsp
140g⅔ cup11 tbsp
150g¾ cup12 tbsp
160g¾ cup13 tbsp
170g⅞ cup14 tbsp
175g⅞ cup14 tbsp
180g⅞ cup14 tbsp
185g⅞ cup15 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

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How many cups is 165g of granulated sugar?

165 grams of granulated sugar is ⅞ cup. In kitchen measures that is 13 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon, 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 165 grams by that cup weight.

Is 165g of granulated sugar the same as 165g of all-purpose flour?

No. 165g of granulated sugar is ⅞ cup, while 165g of all-purpose flour is 1⅓ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 165g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 13 tablespoons + 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. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.