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55g Sugar in Cups

55 grams of granulated sugar is ¼ cup + 1 tsp — 200g per US cup. Small sugar amounts are usually for sweetening a topping, a glaze or a drink, where a spoon measure is quicker than fetching a cup.

55 g of granulated sugar is

¼ cup + 1 tsp

0.28 US cups · 4.4 tbsp · 65 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

¼ cup+1¼ tsp

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

Measuring by hand? That is 4 tablespoons + 1¼ teaspoons. It is about 6% 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.

55g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient55g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar¼ cup + 1 tsp200 g
All-Purpose Flour7 tbsp125 g
Butterabout 4 tbsp227 g
Water3 tbsp + 2¼ tsp236 g

See all 55g conversions on the 55 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
35g2 tbsp + 2½ tsp2.8 tbsp
40g3 tbsp + ½ tsp3.2 tbsp
45gabout 3½ tbsp3.6 tbsp
50g¼ cup4 tbsp
56g¼ cup + 1½ tsp4.5 tbsp
60g¼ cup + 2½ tsp4.8 tbsp
65gabout ⅓ cup5.2 tbsp
70gabout ⅓ cup5.6 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 55g of granulated sugar?

55 grams of granulated sugar is ¼ cup + 1 tsp. In kitchen measures that is 4 tablespoons + 1¼ 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.

How do I measure 55g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use 4 tablespoons + 1¼ 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. 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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