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270g Sugar in Cups

270 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.

270 g of granulated sugar is

1⅓ cups

1.35 US cups · 21.6 tbsp · 319 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

1⅓ cups+1 tsp

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

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons. It is about 27% 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.

270g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient270g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar1⅓ cups200 g
All-Purpose Flour2 cups + 2½ tbsp125 g
Butter1 cup + 3 tbsp227 g
Water1 cup + 2½ tbsp236 g

See all 270g conversions on the 270 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
240gabout 1¼ cups19.2 tbsp
250g1¼ cups20 tbsp
255g1¼ cups20.4 tbsp
260gabout 1⅓ cups20.8 tbsp
275g1⅓ cups + 2 tsp22 tbsp
280g1⅓ cups + 1 tbsp22.4 tbsp
300g1½ cups24 tbsp
320g1½ cups + 1½ tbsp25.6 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 270g of granulated sugar?

270 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅓ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1¾ 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.

How do I measure 270g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 5 tablespoons + 1¾ 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. 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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