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240g Sugar in Cups

240 grams of granulated sugar is 1¼ 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 240g of granulated sugar?

240 grams of granulated sugar equals:

approximate cups
1.2
decimal cups
19
tablespoons
200g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 3 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. It is about 24% 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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240 grams of Granulated Sugar is about 1¼ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.

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cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
cups
1.20
tbsp
19.2
tsp
57.6
About 19.2 tablespoons or 57.6 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 3 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon
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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240g of granulated 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
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200
All-Purpose Flour1⅞ cups125
Butter1 cup227
Water1 cup236

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

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams of granulated sugarCupsTablespoons
220g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
225g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
227g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
230g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
250g1¼ cups20 tbsp
255g1¼ cups20 tbsp
260g1⅓ cups21 tbsp
275g1⅜ cups22 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 240g of granulated sugar?

240 grams of granulated sugar is 1¼ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 3 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon, 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 240 grams by that cup weight.

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

No. 240g of granulated sugar is 1¼ 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 granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 3 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. 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.