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180g Brown Sugar in Cups

180 grams of packed brown sugar is ¾ cup + 1 tbsp — 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.

180 g of packed brown sugar is

¾ cup + 1 tbsp

0.82 US cups · 13.1 tbsp · 194 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

½ + ¼ cup+1 tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is ½ + ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon. It is about 36% 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.

180g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient180g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)¾ cup + 1 tbsp220 g
All-Purpose Flourabout 1½ cups125 g
Granulated Sugar¾ cup + 2½ tbsp200 g
Butter¾ cup + 2 tsp227 g

See all 180g conversions on the 180 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
160 gabout ¾ cup11.6 tbsp
165 g¾ cup12 tbsp
170 gabout ¾ cup12.4 tbsp
175 g¾ cup + 2 tsp12.7 tbsp
185 g¾ cup + 1½ tbsp13.5 tbsp
190 g¾ cup + 2 tbsp13.8 tbsp
200 g¾ cup + 2½ tbsp14.5 tbsp
220 g1 cup16 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 180g of packed brown sugar?

180 grams of packed brown sugar is ¾ cup + 1 tbsp. In kitchen measures that is ½ + ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of packed brown sugar?

One US cup of packed brown sugar weighs about 220 grams, one tablespoon about 13.75 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.58 grams.

How do I measure 180g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use ½ + ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon. 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.

Is it better to weigh packed brown sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the packed brown 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, firmly packed and levelled. How we calculate

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