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260g Sugar in Cups

260 grams of granulated sugar is about 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.

260 g of granulated sugar is

about 1⅓ cups

1.3 US cups · 20.8 tbsp · 308 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

1¼ cups+1 tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 1¼ cups + 1 tablespoon. 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.

260g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient260g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugarabout 1⅓ cups200 g
All-Purpose Flour2 cups + 1½ tbsp125 g
Butter1 cup + 2½ tbsp227 g
Water1 cup + 1½ tbsp236 g

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

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
238 g1 cup + 3 tbsp19 tbsp
240 gabout 1¼ cups19.2 tbsp
250 g1¼ cups20 tbsp
255 g1¼ cups20.4 tbsp
270 g1⅓ cups21.6 tbsp
275 g1¼ cups + 2 tbsp22 tbsp
280 g1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp22.4 tbsp
300 g1½ cups24 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 260g of granulated sugar?

260 grams of granulated sugar is about 1⅓ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1¼ cups + 1 tablespoon, 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.

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

Use 1¼ cups + 1 tablespoon. 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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