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90g Sugar in Cups

90 grams of granulated sugar is ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp — 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.

90 g of granulated sugar is

⅓ cup + 2 tbsp

0.45 US cups · 7.2 tbsp · 106 ml · 200 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

⅓ cup+2 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 ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons. It is about 9% 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.

90g of granulated sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient90g in cupsPer cup
Granulated Sugar⅓ cup + 2 tbsp200 g
All-Purpose Flourabout ¾ cup125 g
Butter⅓ cup + 1 tbsp227 g
Water6 tbsp236 g

See all 90g conversions on the 90 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby granulated sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
70 gabout ⅓ cup5.6 tbsp
75 g6 tbsp6 tbsp
80 g⅓ cup + 1 tbsp6.4 tbsp
85 g⅓ cup + 1½ tbsp6.8 tbsp
100 g½ cup8 tbsp
110 gabout ½ cup + 1 tbsp8.8 tbsp
112 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp
113 g½ cup + 1 tbsp9 tbsp

Full ladder on the sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 90g of granulated sugar?

90 grams of granulated sugar is ⅓ cup + 2 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 90g of granulated sugar without a scale?

Use ⅓ cup + 2 tablespoons. 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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