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420g Sugar in Cups

420 grams of granulated sugar is 2⅛ cups 200g per US cup. Large sugar weights show up in jam, syrup, meringue and batch baking, where the sugar-to-fruit or sugar-to-egg-white ratio matters more than the volume.

How many cups is 420g of granulated sugar?

420 grams of granulated sugar equals:

2⅛
approximate cups
2.1
decimal cups
34
tablespoons
200g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons. It is about 42% 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.

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420 grams of Granulated Sugar is about 2⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 200 grams per cup.

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2⅛
cups
¼½¾1+ 2 full cups (showing the last one)
cups
2.10
tbsp
33.6
tsp
100.8
About 33.6 tablespoons or 100.8 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + 1¾ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 200g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 200g per cup

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420g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 420 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient420g in cupsg per cup
Granulated Sugar2⅛ cups200
All-Purpose Flour3⅜ cups125
Butter1⅞ cups227
Water1¾ cups236

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

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

Grams of granulated sugarCupsTablespoons
375g1⅞ cups30 tbsp
390g2 cups31 tbsp
400g2 cups32 tbsp
410g2 cups33 tbsp
450g2¼ cups36 tbsp
454g2¼ cups36 tbsp
480g2⅜ cups38 tbsp
500g2½ cups40 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 420g of granulated sugar?

420 grams of granulated sugar is 2⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + 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. This page divides 420 grams by that cup weight.

Is 420g of granulated sugar the same as 420g of all-purpose flour?

No. 420g of granulated sugar is 2⅛ cups, while 420g of all-purpose flour is 3⅜ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 420g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + 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. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.