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480g Sugar in Cups

480 grams of granulated sugar is 2⅓ cups + 1 tbsp — 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.

480 g of granulated sugar is

2⅓ cups + 1 tbsp

2.4 US cups · 38.4 tbsp · 568 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

2⅓ cups+1 tbsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 2⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon. It is about 48% 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.

480g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient480g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar2⅓ cups + 1 tbsp200 g
All-Purpose Flourabout 3¾ cups125 g
Butter2 cups + 2 tbsp227 g
Water2 cups236 g

See all 480g conversions on the 480 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
420 g2 cups + 1½ tbsp33.6 tbsp
425 g2 cups + 2 tbsp34 tbsp
450 g2¼ cups36 tbsp
454 g2¼ cups36.3 tbsp
500 g2½ cups40 tbsp
550 g2¾ cups44 tbsp
560 g2¾ cups44.8 tbsp
600 g3 cups48 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 480g of granulated sugar?

480 grams of granulated sugar is 2⅓ cups + 1 tbsp, because one US cup weighs 200 grams.

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.

How do I measure 480g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 2⅓ cups + 1 tablespoon. 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. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate

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