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227g Brown Sugar in Cups

227 grams of packed brown sugar is about 1 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.

227 g of packed brown sugar is

about 1 cup

1.03 US cups · 16.5 tbsp · 244 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

1 cup+1½ tsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1½ teaspoons. It is about 45% 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.

227g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient227g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)about 1 cup220 g
All-Purpose Flour1¾ cups + 1 tbsp125 g
Granulated Sugar1 cup + 2 tbsp200 g
Butter1 cup227 g

See all 227g conversions on the 227 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
200 g¾ cup + 2½ tbsp14.5 tbsp
220 g1 cup16 tbsp
225 gabout 1 cup16.4 tbsp
226 gabout 1 cup16.4 tbsp
230 gabout 1 cup16.7 tbsp
238 g1 cup + 1½ tbsp17.3 tbsp
240 g1 cup + 1½ tbsp17.5 tbsp
250 g1 cup + 2 tbsp18.2 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 227g of packed brown sugar?

227 grams of packed brown sugar is about 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 1½ teaspoons, 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 227g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 1½ teaspoons. 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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