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70g Sugar in Cups

70 grams of granulated sugar is about ⅓ cup — 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.

70 g of granulated sugar is

about ⅓ cup

0.35 US cups · 5.6 tbsp · 83 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

⅓ cup+¾ tsp

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Measuring by hand? That is ⅓ cup + ¾ teaspoon. It is about 7% 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.

70g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient70g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugarabout ⅓ cup200 g
All-Purpose Flour½ cup + 1 tbsp125 g
Butter5 tbsp227 g
Water¼ cup + 2 tsp236 g

See all 70g conversions on the 70 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
55 g¼ cup + 1 tsp4.4 tbsp
56 g¼ cup + 1½ tsp4.5 tbsp
60 g¼ cup + 2½ tsp4.8 tbsp
65 gabout ⅓ cup5.2 tbsp
75 g6 tbsp6 tbsp
80 g⅓ cup + 1 tbsp6.4 tbsp
85 g⅓ cup + 1½ tbsp6.8 tbsp
90 g⅓ cup + 2 tbsp7.2 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 70g of granulated sugar?

70 grams of granulated sugar is about ⅓ cup. In kitchen measures that is ⅓ cup + ¾ teaspoon, 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 70g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use ⅓ cup + ¾ teaspoon. 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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