2 Cups of Sugar in Grams
400 g in a US cup — and what that figure assumes
2 cups of granulated sugar weighs 400 grams, measured in a US cup.
That figure comes from one number: a full US cup of granulated sugar is 200 g. Everything else on this page is that number scaled.
Granulated sugar does not compact the way flour does, so scooping and spooning give almost the same weight. Fill the cup and level it off.
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 granulated sugar is 423 g there rather than 400 g.
2 cups of sugar in each cup standard
| Cup standard | Size | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|
| US customary | 236.6 ml | 400 g | 14.11 oz |
| Metric (UK, AU, NZ, CA) | 250 ml | 423 g | 14.91 oz |
| Imperial (older UK) | 284 ml | 480 g | 16.94 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 400 g measure the gap is 22.7 g.
Halving and doubling sugar
Recipes get scaled more often than they get followed exactly. These are the portions of granulated sugar a cook actually reaches for, already weighed out.
| Cups | Grams | Ounces | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 50 g | 1.76 oz | 4 |
| ⅓ cup | 66.7 g | 2.35 oz | 5.33 |
| ½ cup | 100 g | 3.53 oz | 8 |
| ⅔ cup | 133 g | 4.70 oz | 10.67 |
| ¾ cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz | 12 |
| 1 cup | 200 g | 7.05 oz | 16 |
| 1½ cups | 300 g | 10.58 oz | 24 |
| 2 cups | 400 g | 14.11 oz | 32 |
| 3 cups | 600 g | 21.16 oz | 48 |
2 cups of sugar in other units
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grams | 400 g |
| Ounces (weight) | 14.11 oz |
| Pounds | 0.882 lb |
| Tablespoons | 32 |
| Teaspoons | 96 |
| Millilitres (the space it fills) | 473 ml |
This is white granulated sugar at 200 g per cup. Caster sugar is finer and packs to 225 g, and powdered sugar is much lighter at 120 g, so those are different conversions.
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 |
| 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 |
| Brown Sugar | 220 g | 440 g |
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 2 cups of sugar?
2 cups of granulated sugar is 400 grams in a US cup, based on 200 g per full cup. In a 250 ml metric cup it is 423 g.
Is that weighed or measured?
Measured, then weighed on a scale. Granulated sugar does not compact the way flour does, so scooping and spooning give almost the same weight. Fill the cup and level it off. A scale skips the question, which is why recipes that care about the result give grams.
How many tablespoons is 2 cups of sugar?
32 tablespoons, or 96 teaspoons — 12.5 g per tablespoon for granulated sugar.
How many ounces is 2 cups of sugar?
14.11 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 sugar?
Because a cup is a volume and the weight depends on how it was filled, and on whose cup. This site uses 200 g per US cup. This is white granulated sugar at 200 g per cup. Caster sugar is finer and packs to 225 g, and powdered sugar is much lighter at 120 g, so those are different conversions.