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220g Sugar in Cups

220 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅛ cups 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 220g of granulated sugar?

220 grams of granulated sugar equals:

1⅛
approximate cups
1.1
decimal cups
18
tablespoons
200g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons. It is about 22% 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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220 grams of Granulated Sugar is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.

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1⅛
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
cups
1.10
tbsp
17.6
tsp
52.8
About 17.6 tablespoons or 52.8 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons
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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220g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 220 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient220g in cupsg per cup
Granulated Sugar1⅛ cups200
All-Purpose Flour1¾ cups125
Butter1 cup227
Water⅞ cup236

See all 220g conversions on the 220 grams to cups chart.

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams of granulated sugarCupsTablespoons
180g⅞ cup14 tbsp
185g⅞ cup15 tbsp
190g1 cup15 tbsp
200g1 cup16 tbsp
225g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
227g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
230g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
240g1¼ cups19 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 220g of granulated sugar?

220 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons, 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 220 grams by that cup weight.

Is 220g of granulated sugar the same as 220g of all-purpose flour?

No. 220g of granulated sugar is 1⅛ cups, while 220g of all-purpose flour is 1¾ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 220g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons. 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.