400g Brown Sugar in Cups

400 grams of packed brown sugar is 1¾ cups + 1 tbsp — 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.

400 g of packed brown sugar is

1¾ cups + 1 tbsp

1.82 US cups · 29.1 tbsp · 430 ml · 220 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

1 + ½ + ¼ cup+1 tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 1 + ½ + ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon. It is about 80% 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.

400g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient	400g in cups	Per cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)	1¾ cups + 1 tbsp	220 g
All-Purpose Flour	3¼ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	2 cups	200 g
Butter	1¾ cups	227 g

See all 400g conversions on the 400 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
350 g	1½ cups + 1½ tbsp	25.5 tbsp
360 g	1⅔ cups	26.2 tbsp
375 g	about 1⅔ cups	27.3 tbsp
390 g	1¾ cups	28.4 tbsp
410 g	1¾ cups + 2 tbsp	29.8 tbsp
420 g	1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp	30.5 tbsp
425 g	1¾ cups + 3 tbsp	30.9 tbsp
450 g	about 2 cups	32.7 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 400g of packed brown sugar?

400 grams of packed brown sugar is 1¾ cups + 1 tbsp. In kitchen measures that is 1 + ½ + ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon, 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 400g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1 + ½ + ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon. 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