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240g Brown Sugar in Cups

240 grams of packed brown sugar is 1⅛ cups 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.

How many cups is 240g of packed brown sugar?

240 grams of packed brown sugar equals:

1⅛
approximate cups
1.09
decimal cups
17
tablespoons
220g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ teaspoons. It is about 48% 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.

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240 grams of Brown Sugar (Packed) is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 220 grams per cup.

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1⅛
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
cups
1.09
tbsp
17.5
tsp
52.4
About 17.5 tablespoons or 52.4 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 220g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 220g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (220g per US cup) is unchanged.

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240g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 240 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient240g in cupsg per cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)1⅛ cups220
All-Purpose Flour1⅞ cups125
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200
Butter1 cup227

See all 240g conversions on the 240 grams to cups chart.

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

Grams of packed brown sugarCupsTablespoons
220g1 cup16 tbsp
225g1 cup16 tbsp
227g1 cup17 tbsp
230g1 cup17 tbsp
250g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
255g1⅛ cups19 tbsp
260g1⅛ cups19 tbsp
275g1¼ cups20 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 240g of packed brown sugar?

240 grams of packed brown sugar is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ 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. This page divides 240 grams by that cup weight.

Is 240g of packed brown sugar the same as 240g of all-purpose flour?

No. 240g of packed brown sugar is 1⅛ cups, while 240g 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 240g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 1¼ 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. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.