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230g Powdered Sugar in Cups

230 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅞ cups 120g per US cup. Buttercream and icing recipes live here. Powdered sugar is much lighter per cup than granulated, so the same weight fills noticeably more volume.

How many cups is 230g of powdered sugar?

230 grams of powdered sugar equals:

1⅞
approximate cups
1.92
decimal cups
31
tablespoons
120g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons. It is about 46% of a 500 g bag of powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

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230 grams of Powdered Sugar is about 1⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 120 grams per cup.

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1⅞
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
cups
1.92
tbsp
30.7
tsp
92.0
About 30.7 tablespoons or 92.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 120g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 120g per cup

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230g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 230 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient230g in cupsg per cup
Powdered Sugar1⅞ cups120
All-Purpose Flour1⅞ cups125
Granulated Sugar1⅛ cups200
Butter1 cup227

See all 230g conversions on the 230 grams to cups chart.

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

Grams of powdered sugarCupsTablespoons
200g1⅔ cups27 tbsp
220g1⅞ cups29 tbsp
225g1⅞ cups30 tbsp
227g1⅞ cups30 tbsp
240g2 cups32 tbsp
250g2⅛ cups33 tbsp
255g2⅛ cups34 tbsp
260g2⅛ cups35 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

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How many cups is 230g of powdered sugar?

230 grams of powdered sugar is 1⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 grams, one tablespoon about 7.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.5 grams. This page divides 230 grams by that cup weight.

Is 230g of powdered sugar the same as 230g of all-purpose flour?

No. 230g of powdered sugar is 1⅞ cups, while 230g of all-purpose flour is 1⅞ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 230g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 14 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons. Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

Is it better to weigh powdered sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the powdered 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.