255g Sugar in Cups
255 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 255g of granulated sugar?
255 grams of granulated sugar equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 4 tablespoons. It is about 26% 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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255 grams of Granulated Sugar is about 1¼ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.
255g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 255 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 255g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Granulated Sugar | 1¼ cups | 200 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 2 cups | 125 |
| Butter | 1⅛ cups | 227 |
| Water | 1⅛ cups | 240 |
See all 255g conversions on the 255 grams to cups chart.
Nearby granulated sugar amounts
| Grams of granulated sugar | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 227g | 1⅛ cups | 18 tbsp |
| 230g | 1⅛ cups | 18 tbsp |
| 240g | 1¼ cups | 19 tbsp |
| 250g | 1¼ cups | 20 tbsp |
| 260g | 1⅓ cups | 21 tbsp |
| 275g | 1⅜ cups | 22 tbsp |
| 280g | 1⅜ cups | 22 tbsp |
| 300g | 1½ cups | 24 tbsp |
Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
255 grams of granulated sugar is 1¼ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 4 tablespoons, worked out from 200 grams per US cup.
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