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230g Sugar in Cups

230 grams of granulated sugar is 1 cup + 2½ tbsp — 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.

230 g of granulated sugar is

1 cup + 2½ tbsp

1.15 US cups · 18.4 tbsp · 272 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

1 cup+2½ tbsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 2½ tablespoons. It is about 23% 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.

230g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient230g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar1 cup + 2½ tbsp200 g
All-Purpose Flour1¾ cups + 1½ tbsp125 g
Butter1 cup227 g
Waterabout 1 cup236 g

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

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
220 g1 cup + 1½ tbsp17.6 tbsp
225 g1 cup + 2 tbsp18 tbsp
226 g1 cup + 2 tbsp18.1 tbsp
227 g1 cup + 2 tbsp18.2 tbsp
238 g1 cup + 3 tbsp19 tbsp
240 gabout 1¼ cups19.2 tbsp
250 g1¼ cups20 tbsp
255 g1¼ cups20.4 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 230g of granulated sugar?

230 grams of granulated sugar is 1 cup + 2½ tbsp, because one US cup weighs 200 grams.

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.

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

Use 1 cup + 2½ tablespoons. 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. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate

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