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50g Powdered Sugar in Cups

50 grams of powdered sugar is ⅜ cup 120g per US cup. This is dusting and small-glaze territory. A tablespoon or two of powdered sugar is easier to sift straight onto the bake than to measure by cup.

How many cups is 50g of powdered sugar?

50 grams of powdered sugar equals:

approximate cup
0.42
decimal cup
6.67
tablespoons
120g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 6 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons. It is about 10% of a 500 g bag of powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

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50 grams of Powdered Sugar is about ⅜ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 120 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
cups
0.42
tbsp
6.7
tsp
20.0
About 6.7 tablespoons or 20.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 6 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 120g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 120g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (120g per US cup) is unchanged.

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50g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 50 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient50g in cupsg per cup
Powdered Sugar⅜ cup120
All-Purpose Flour⅜ cup125
Granulated Sugar¼ cup200
Butter¼ cup227

See all 50g conversions on the 50 grams to cups chart.

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

Grams of powdered sugarCupsTablespoons
30g¼ cup4 tbsp
35g⅓ cup4.67 tbsp
40g⅓ cup5.33 tbsp
45g⅜ cup6 tbsp
56g½ cup7.47 tbsp
60g½ cup8 tbsp
65g½ cup8.67 tbsp
70g⅝ cup9.33 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Common questions

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How many cups is 50g of powdered sugar?

50 grams of powdered sugar is ⅜ cup. In kitchen measures that is 6 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons, worked out from 120 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of powdered sugar?

One US cup of powdered sugar weighs about 120 grams, one tablespoon about 7.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 2.5 grams. This page divides 50 grams by that cup weight.

Is 50g of powdered sugar the same as 50g of all-purpose flour?

No. 50g of powdered sugar is ⅜ cup, while 50g of all-purpose flour is ⅜ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 50g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 6 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons. Powdered sugar clumps and compacts in the bag. Sift or whisk it first, then spoon it into the cup — do not tap the cup down.

Is it better to weigh powdered sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the powdered 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.