400g Brown Sugar in Cups
400 grams of packed brown sugar is 1⅞ 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.
How many cups is 400g of packed brown sugar?
400 grams of packed brown sugar equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 13 tablespoons. 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.
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400 grams of Brown Sugar (Packed) is about 1⅞ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 220 grams per cup.
400g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 400 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 400g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Sugar (Packed) | 1⅞ cups | 220 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 3¼ cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 2 cups | 200 |
| Butter | 1¾ cups | 227 |
See all 400g conversions on the 400 grams to cups chart.
Nearby packed brown sugar amounts
| Grams of packed brown sugar | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 350g | 1⅝ cups | 25 tbsp |
| 360g | 1⅝ cups | 26 tbsp |
| 375g | 1⅔ cups | 27 tbsp |
| 390g | 1¾ cups | 28 tbsp |
| 410g | 1⅞ cups | 30 tbsp |
| 420g | 1⅞ cups | 30 tbsp |
| 450g | 2 cups | 33 tbsp |
| 454g | 2⅛ cups | 33 tbsp |
Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
400 grams of packed brown sugar is 1⅞ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 13 tablespoons, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.
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