2 Cups of Brown Sugar in Grams
440 g in a US cup — and what that figure assumes
2 cups of packed brown sugar weighs 440 grams, measured in a US cup.
That figure comes from one number: a full US cup of packed brown sugar is 220 g. Everything else on this page is that number scaled.
Brown sugar is measured packed: press it firmly into the cup so it holds the shape of the cup when tipped out. That is what a recipe means by "1 cup packed".
Whose cup you mean changes the answer. A 250 ml metric cup — the standard in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — is 5.7% larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so two cups of packed brown sugar is 465 g there rather than 440 g.
2 cups of brown sugar in each cup standard
| Cup standard | Size | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|
| US customary | 236.6 ml | 440 g | 15.52 oz |
| Metric (UK, AU, NZ, CA) | 250 ml | 465 g | 16.40 oz |
| Imperial (older UK) | 284 ml | 528 g | 18.64 oz |
A recipe that just says "cups" is almost always American. If yours came from a British, Australian or New Zealand source, take the metric row — on a 440 g measure the gap is 24.9 g.
Halving and doubling brown sugar
Recipes get scaled more often than they get followed exactly. These are the portions of packed brown sugar a cook actually reaches for, already weighed out.
| Cups | Grams | Ounces | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 55 g | 1.94 oz | 4 |
| ⅓ cup | 73.3 g | 2.59 oz | 5.33 |
| ½ cup | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 8 |
| ⅔ cup | 147 g | 5.17 oz | 10.67 |
| ¾ cup | 165 g | 5.82 oz | 12 |
| 1 cup | 220 g | 7.76 oz | 16 |
| 1½ cups | 330 g | 11.64 oz | 24 |
| 2 cups | 440 g | 15.52 oz | 32 |
| 3 cups | 660 g | 23.28 oz | 48 |
2 cups of brown sugar in other units
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grams | 440 g |
| Ounces (weight) | 15.52 oz |
| Pounds | 0.970 lb |
| Tablespoons | 32 |
| Teaspoons | 96 |
| Millilitres (the space it fills) | 473 ml |
Packed brown sugar is 220 g per cup. Loose, unpacked brown sugar is only about 170 g, so the same cup can differ by a quarter depending on how hard it was pressed.
2 cups of something else
The same cup holds a different weight of everything, because ingredients do not weigh the same for their size.
| Ingredient | Grams per US cup | 2 cups weighs |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 125 g | 250 g |
| Sugar | 200 g | 400 g |
| Butter | 227 g | 454 g |
| Rice | 185 g | 370 g |
| Milk | 244 g | 488 g |
| Oats | 90 g | 180 g |
| Powdered Sugar | 120 g | 240 g |
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 2 cups of brown sugar?
2 cups of packed brown sugar is 440 grams in a US cup, based on 220 g per full cup. In a 250 ml metric cup it is 465 g.
Is that weighed or measured?
Measured, then weighed on a scale. Brown sugar is measured packed: press it firmly into the cup so it holds the shape of the cup when tipped out. That is what a recipe means by "1 cup packed". A scale skips the question, which is why recipes that care about the result give grams.
How many tablespoons is 2 cups of brown sugar?
32 tablespoons, or 96 teaspoons — 13.75 g per tablespoon for packed brown sugar.
How many ounces is 2 cups of brown sugar?
15.52 ounces by weight. That is not the same as fluid ounces — 2 cups is 16 US fluid ounces of space, whatever is filling it.
Why do different sites give different grams for 2 cups of brown sugar?
Because a cup is a volume and the weight depends on how it was filled, and on whose cup. This site uses 220 g per US cup. Packed brown sugar is 220 g per cup. Loose, unpacked brown sugar is only about 170 g, so the same cup can differ by a quarter depending on how hard it was pressed.