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390g Brown Sugar in Cups

390 grams of packed brown sugar is 1¾ cups — 220g per US cup. Cookies, crumbles and banana breads sit here, and packed brown sugar is heavier per cup than white sugar because the molasses binds the crystals.

390 g of packed brown sugar is

1¾ cups

1.77 US cups · 28.4 tbsp · 419 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

1 + ½ + ¼ cup

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 + ½ + ¼ cup. It is about 78% of a 500 g box of brown sugar.

These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

390g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient390g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)1¾ cups220 g
All-Purpose Flour3 cups + 2 tbsp125 g
Granulated Sugarabout 2 cups200 g
Butter1¾ cups227 g

See all 390g conversions on the 390 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
340 gabout 1½ cups24.7 tbsp
350 g1½ cups + 1½ tbsp25.5 tbsp
360 g1⅔ cups26.2 tbsp
375 gabout 1⅔ cups27.3 tbsp
400 g1¾ cups + 1 tbsp29.1 tbsp
410 g1¾ cups + 2 tbsp29.8 tbsp
420 g1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp30.5 tbsp
425 g1¾ cups + 3 tbsp30.9 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 390g of packed brown sugar?

390 grams of packed brown sugar is 1¾ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 + ½ + ¼ cup, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of packed brown sugar?

One US cup of packed brown sugar weighs about 220 grams, one tablespoon about 13.75 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.58 grams.

How do I measure 390g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1 + ½ + ¼ cup. These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

Is it better to weigh packed brown sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the packed brown 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, firmly packed and levelled. How we calculate

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