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250g Sugar in Cups

250 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.

250 g of granulated sugar is

1¼ cups

1.25 US cups · 20 tbsp · 296 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

1¼ cups

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

Measuring by hand? That is 1¼ cups. It is about 25% 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.

250g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient250g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200 g
All-Purpose Flour2 cups125 g
Butter1 cup + 1½ tbsp227 g
Water1 cup + 1 tbsp236 g

See all 250g conversions on the 250 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
227 g1 cup + 2 tbsp18.2 tbsp
230 g1 cup + 2½ tbsp18.4 tbsp
238 g1 cup + 3 tbsp19 tbsp
240 gabout 1¼ cups19.2 tbsp
255 g1¼ cups20.4 tbsp
260 gabout 1⅓ cups20.8 tbsp
270 g1⅓ cups21.6 tbsp
275 g1¼ cups + 2 tbsp22 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 250g of granulated sugar?

250 grams of granulated sugar is 1¼ cups, 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 250g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 1¼ cups. 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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