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500g Powdered Sugar in Cups

500 grams of powdered sugar is 4¼ cups — 120g per US cup. Large powdered-sugar weights are for layer-cake frostings and royal icing, where the sugar-to-fat ratio decides whether the icing sets or slumps.

500 g of powdered sugar is

4¼ cups

4.17 US cups · 66.7 tbsp · 986 ml · 120 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

4¼ cups

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

Measuring by hand? That is 4¼ cups. It is about 100% 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.

500g of powdered sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient500g in cupsPer cup
Powdered Sugar4¼ cups120 g
All-Purpose Flour4 cups125 g
Granulated Sugar2½ cups200 g
Butterabout 2¼ cups227 g

See all 500g conversions on the 500 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
425 g3½ cups56.7 tbsp
450 g3¾ cups60 tbsp
454 g3¾ cups60.5 tbsp
480 g4 cups64 tbsp
550 g4½ cups73.3 tbsp
560 g4⅔ cups74.7 tbsp
600 g5 cups80 tbsp
650 g5⅓ cups86.7 tbsp

Full ladder on the powdered sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 500g of powdered sugar?

500 grams of powdered sugar is 4¼ cups, because one US cup weighs 120 grams.

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.

How do I measure 500g of powdered sugar without a scale?

Use 4¼ cups. 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. 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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