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260g Sugar in Cups

260 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅓ 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 260g of granulated sugar?

260 grams of granulated sugar equals:

1⅓
approximate cups
1.3
decimal cups
21
tablespoons
200g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 4 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons. 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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260 grams of Granulated Sugar is about 1⅓ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.

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1⅓
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
cups
1.30
tbsp
20.8
tsp
62.4
About 20.8 tablespoons or 62.4 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 4 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons
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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260g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 260 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient260g in cupsg per cup
Granulated Sugar1⅓ cups200
All-Purpose Flour2⅛ cups125
Butter1⅛ cups227
Water1⅛ cups236

See all 260g conversions on the 260 grams to cups chart.

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams of granulated sugarCupsTablespoons
230g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
240g1¼ cups19 tbsp
250g1¼ cups20 tbsp
255g1¼ cups20 tbsp
275g1⅜ cups22 tbsp
280g1⅜ cups22 tbsp
300g1½ cups24 tbsp
320g1⅝ cups26 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 260g of granulated sugar?

260 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅓ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 4 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons, 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 260 grams by that cup weight.

Is 260g of granulated sugar the same as 260g of all-purpose flour?

No. 260g of granulated sugar is 1⅓ cups, while 260g of all-purpose flour is 2⅛ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 260g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 4 tablespoons + 2½ teaspoons. 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.