420g Brown Sugar in Cups

420 grams of packed brown sugar is 1¾ cups + 2½ 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.

420 g of packed brown sugar is

1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp

1.91 US cups · 30.5 tbsp · 452 ml · 220 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

1 + ½ + ¼ cup+2½ tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 1 + ½ + ¼ cup + 2½ tablespoons. It is about 84% 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.

420g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient	420g in cups	Per cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)	1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp	220 g
All-Purpose Flour	3⅓ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	2 cups + 1½ tbsp	200 g
Butter	1¾ cups + 1½ tbsp	227 g

See all 420g conversions on the 420 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
375 g	about 1⅔ cups	27.3 tbsp
390 g	1¾ cups	28.4 tbsp
400 g	1¾ cups + 1 tbsp	29.1 tbsp
410 g	1¾ cups + 2 tbsp	29.8 tbsp
425 g	1¾ cups + 3 tbsp	30.9 tbsp
450 g	about 2 cups	32.7 tbsp
454 g	2 cups + 1 tbsp	33 tbsp
480 g	2 cups + 3 tbsp	34.9 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 420g of packed brown sugar?

420 grams of packed brown sugar is 1¾ cups + 2½ tbsp. In kitchen measures that is 1 + ½ + ¼ cup + 2½ tablespoons, 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 420g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1 + ½ + ¼ cup + 2½ tablespoons. 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