How many cups is 100 g of powdered sugar?

0.8333 cups, about 7/8 cup, at 120 g per spooned US cup. 200 g is 1.667 cups, about 1 5/8 cups, and 250 g is 2.083 cups, about 2 1/8 cups. The converter above starts on 100 g; change the amount to convert a different weight.

How many grams is 1 cup of powdered sugar?

120 g, spooned into the cup and levelled off, which is the convention this figure comes from. Half a cup is 60 g and a quarter cup is 30 g. Powdered sugar packs down easily, so a cup pressed in or scooped from the bag weighs more than this, which is the case for weighing it.

Are icing sugar and confectioners sugar the same as powdered sugar?

Yes. All three names mean sugar ground to a fine powder, usually with a little anti-caking agent mixed in. The ingredient list above carries it once, as Powdered (icing) sugar, so the figure is the same whichever name the recipe uses.

Is a metric cup of powdered sugar a different weight?

Slightly. A metric cup is 250 mL against the US cup's 236.588 mL, so a metric cup of powdered sugar holds 126.8 g rather than 120 g. The tool has a switch for the metric cup, and it moves the tablespoon to 15 mL and the teaspoon to 5 mL at the same time. The table on this page is for the US cup.

Powdered Sugar Grams to Cups

Convert grams of powdered sugar to cups and cups of powdered sugar to grams, starting from 100 g, which is about 7/8 cup. Powdered sugar, icing sugar and confectioners sugar are one ingredient under three names, and it is far lighter by the cup than granulated: 120 g to a US cup spooned in and levelled, against 200 g for granulated, so swapping one for the other cup for cup puts a recipe a long way out.

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Ingredient

Cup size

Round

Powdered (icing) sugar: 120 g in one US cup, a density of 0.5072 g per mL. Source: Spooned and levelled convention.

100 g of powdered (icing) sugar, in every unit

Cupscup · about 7/8
0.8333
Tablespoonstbsp
13.33
Teaspoonstsp
40
MillilitresmL
197.2
Fluid ounces (US)fl oz
6.667
Ounces (weight)oz
3.527
Kilogramskg
0.1
Poundslb
0.2205

Common ingredients

What one US cup of each weighs, and what your amount comes to in each. Pick a row to convert it.

Grams per cup	100 g in cup	Source
236.6	0.4227	1 g/mL
125	0.8	Spooned
140	0.7143	Scooped
127	0.7874	Spooned
114	0.8772	Spooned
120	0.8333	Spooned
200	0.5	USDA
220	0.4545	Packed
120	0.8333	Spooned
227	0.4405	USDA
245	0.4082	USDA
238	0.4202	USDA
218	0.4587	USDA
340	0.2941	USDA
322	0.3106	USDA
85	1.176	Spooned
128	0.7813	USDA
90	1.111	Spooned
185	0.5405	USDA
170	0.5882	USDA

There is no single answer to “how many grams in a cup”. A cup of cocoa powder is 85 g, a cup of honey is 340 g, and both are correct, which is why the ingredient is a required choice here rather than an optional refinement. Accuracy. Cups measure volume and grams measure mass, so the answer depends on the ingredient; the density used is shown beside every result with its source. Flour differs by about 12 percent between spooned and scooped, and both are listed.

Powdered sugar: grams to cups and cups to grams

Computed with the tool's own figure for powdered (icing) sugar: 120 g per US cup of 236.588 mL, a density of 0.5072 g per mL, from the spooned and levelled convention. Round gram amounts come first, then round cup amounts.

Grams	Cups	To the nearest 1/8 cup
50 g	0.4167 cups	about 3/8 cup
100 g	0.8333 cups	about 7/8 cup
150 g	1.25 cups	exactly 1 1/4 cups
200 g	1.667 cups	about 1 5/8 cups
250 g	2.083 cups	about 2 1/8 cups
300 g	2.5 cups	exactly 2 1/2 cups
400 g	3.333 cups	about 3 3/8 cups
500 g	4.167 cups	about 4 1/8 cups
30 g	1/4 cup	exactly 1/4 cup
40 g	1/3 cup	about 3/8 cup
60 g	1/2 cup	exactly 1/2 cup
80 g	2/3 cup	about 5/8 cup
90 g	3/4 cup	exactly 3/4 cup
120 g	1 cup	exactly 1 cup
180 g	1 1/2 cups	exactly 1 1/2 cups
240 g	2 cups	exactly 2 cups
360 g	3 cups	exactly 3 cups
480 g	4 cups	exactly 4 cups

Common questions

How many cups is 100 g of powdered sugar?: 0.8333 cups, about 7/8 cup, at 120 g per spooned US cup. 200 g is 1.667 cups, about 1 5/8 cups, and 250 g is 2.083 cups, about 2 1/8 cups. The converter above starts on 100 g; change the amount to convert a different weight.
How many grams is 1 cup of powdered sugar?: 120 g, spooned into the cup and levelled off, which is the convention this figure comes from. Half a cup is 60 g and a quarter cup is 30 g. Powdered sugar packs down easily, so a cup pressed in or scooped from the bag weighs more than this, which is the case for weighing it.
Are icing sugar and confectioners sugar the same as powdered sugar?: Yes. All three names mean sugar ground to a fine powder, usually with a little anti-caking agent mixed in. The ingredient list above carries it once, as Powdered (icing) sugar, so the figure is the same whichever name the recipe uses.
Is a metric cup of powdered sugar a different weight?: Slightly. A metric cup is 250 mL against the US cup's 236.588 mL, so a metric cup of powdered sugar holds 126.8 g rather than 120 g. The tool has a switch for the metric cup, and it moves the tablespoon to 15 mL and the teaspoon to 5 mL at the same time. The table on this page is for the US cup.

Cups measure volume and grams measure mass, so the answer depends on the ingredient; the density used is shown beside every result with its source. Flour differs by about 12 percent between spooned and scooped, and both are listed.