280 Grams of Sugar to Cups
1⅜ cups in a US cup — and what that looks like with a measuring spoon
280 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅜ cups in a US cup. In the kitchen that is 1¼ cups, 2 tablespoons plus 1¼ teaspoons.
Grams weigh and cups fill, so the answer only exists once you say what is in the cup. A US cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 g, and every figure on this page comes from that one number.
It also depends on whose cup you mean. In a 250 ml metric cup — the standard in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — 280 g of granulated sugar is 1⅓ cups, because that cup holds about 5.7% more than the 236.6 ml US cup.
Round to the nearest measure in a standard cup set — 1½ cups — and you are 20 g over, about 7% of the amount.
280 g of sugar in each cup standard
| Cup standard | Size | Grams per cup | Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| US customary | 236.6 ml | 200 g | 1⅜ |
| Metric (UK, AU, NZ, CA) | 250 ml | 211 g | 1⅓ |
| Imperial (older UK) | 284 ml | 240 g | 1⅛ |
A recipe that says "cups" without saying which one is almost always American. If it came from a British, Australian or New Zealand source, use the metric row.
How to measure 280 g of sugar without scales
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.
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.
- Build it as 1¼ cups, 2 tablespoons plus 1¼ teaspoons rather than guessing at 1⅜ of a cup.
- 280 g is 22.4 tablespoons of granulated sugar, at 12.5 g per tablespoon.
- A digital scale removes the question entirely, and costs less than the ingredients it saves.
Nearby amounts of sugar
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 220 g | 1⅛ | 1.04 | 17.6 |
| 225 g | 1⅛ | 1.06 | 18 |
| 230 g | 1⅛ | 1⅛ | 18.4 |
| 240 g | 1¼ | 1⅛ | 19.2 |
| 250 g | 1¼ | 1⅛ | 20 |
| 260 g | 1⅓ | 1¼ | 20.8 |
| 300 g | 1½ | 1⅜ | 24 |
| 350 g | 1¾ | 1⅔ | 28 |
280 g of something else
The same 280 g is a different number of cups for every ingredient, because they do not weigh the same for their size.
| Ingredient | Grams per US cup | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 125 g | 2¼ |
| Water | 237 g | 1⅛ |
280 grams in other units
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| US cups | 1⅜ |
| Tablespoons | 22.4 |
| Teaspoons | 67.2 |
| Ounces (weight) | 9.88 oz |
| Pounds | 0.62 lb |
| Millilitres (volume it fills) | 331 ml |
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 280 grams of sugar?
280 grams of granulated sugar is 1⅜ cups in a US cup, based on 200 g per cup. A 250 ml metric cup gives 1⅓ cups.
What is the easiest way to measure 280 g of sugar?
1¼ cups, 2 tablespoons plus 1¼ teaspoons — built from a standard cup and spoon set. 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.
Is 280 g of sugar the same in cups in the UK?
No. A UK, Australian, New Zealand or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US cup's 236.6 ml, so 280 g of granulated sugar is 1⅓ cups there and 1⅜ cups in the US.
Can I just use 1½ cups instead?
1½ cups of granulated sugar weighs about 300 g, so you would be 20 g over. For a sauce or a soup that is fine; for a cake, where the flour-to-liquid ratio sets the crumb, weigh it.
How many ounces is 280 grams?
280 grams is 9.88 ounces by weight. Unlike cups, that answer is the same whatever you are measuring — ounces weigh, fluid ounces fill, and they are not the same unit.