How many grams is 12 cups of granulated sugar?

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How many grams is 12 cups of granulated sugar?

Answer

12 US cups of granulated sugar weighs
2,400 grams

One US cup (236.6 ml) of granulated sugar weighs 200 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 grams.

12 cups of granulated sugar equals 2,400 grams; the way back, from grams to cups, is the Grams to Cups converter.

This is the US customary cup of 236.6 ml. A recipe written for the metric cup of 250 ml (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) means 5.7 % more: 2,536 grams.

How 12 cups of granulated sugar was converted to grams

grams = cups × grams in one US cup

One US cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 grams (two hundred), so multiply 12 by 200.

12 × 200 g

=

2,400 grams

(two thousand four hundred grams)

The weight of the cup comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 grams. Scooped ingredients vary with how they are filled — spooned in lightly, a cup weighs less; packed down, more — so for baking a kitchen scale is the exact tool and this figure the standard reference.

12 cups of other ingredients in grams

The same cup weighs differently for every ingredient: airy ones such as oats and cocoa are light, dense ones such as honey and salt heavy. Your ingredient is highlighted.

12 US cups of each ingredient in grams
Ingredient12 cups in gramsOne US cup weighs
All-purpose flour1,500 grams125 grams
Granulated sugar2,400 grams200 grams
Brown sugar, packed2,640 grams220 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked1,740 grams145 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted1,440 grams120 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted1,200 grams100 grams
Butter2,724 grams227 grams
Water2,839 grams236.6 grams
Whole milk2,928 grams244 grams
White rice, uncooked2,220 grams185 grams
White rice, cooked1,896 grams158 grams
Rolled oats972 grams81 grams
Honey4,068 grams339 grams
Table salt3,504 grams292 grams
Cocoa powder1,032 grams86 grams
Plain yogurt2,940 grams245 grams
Olive oil2,592 grams216 grams
Vegetable oil2,616 grams218 grams
Heavy cream2,856 grams238 grams
Sour cream2,760 grams230 grams
Peanut butter3,096 grams258 grams
Cornstarch1,536 grams128 grams

If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 12 cups is across every ingredient at once.

The other way round: how many cups a weight fills

This page starts from cups and answers in grams. The opposite question — how many cups a weight from a recipe fills — is what the grams to cups converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: 100 grams of granulated sugar is 0.5 cups there.

See Also

  • Grams to Cups - How many US cups a weight of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient fills — by USDA cup weights
  • Cups to Ml - Convert Cups to Milliliters
  • Ml to Cups - Convert Milliliters to Cups
  • Cups to Tablespoons - Convert Cups to Tablespoons
  • Oz to Grams - Convert Ounces to Grams
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About "Cups to Grams" Calculator

This converter turns US cups of an ingredient into grams. The weight of a cup depends on what fills it: a cup of all-purpose flour weighs 125 grams, a cup of sugar 200 grams and a cup of honey 339 grams. Type the cups the way a recipe writes them — 1/2, 1 1/2 or 0.75 — and pick the ingredient, or leave it on “any ingredient” to see all 19 at once. For example, it can help you find out how many grams is 12 cups of granulated sugar? (The answer is: 2,400). Cup weights come from USDA FoodData Central, and the cup is the US customary cup of 236.6 ml.
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US cups of granulated sugar to grams

CupsGrams
3 3/4 cups750 grams
4 cups800 grams
4 1/4 cups850 grams
4 1/2 cups900 grams
5 cups1,000 grams
5 1/4 cups1,050 grams
5 1/2 cups1,100 grams
6 cups1,200 grams
6 1/2 cups1,300 grams
7 cups1,400 grams
7 1/2 cups1,500 grams
8 cups1,600 grams
9 cups1,800 grams
10 cups2,000 grams
12 cups2,400 grams

FAQ

How many grams is 12 cups of granulated sugar?

12 US cups of granulated sugar weighs 2,400 grams

How do you work out 12 cups of granulated sugar in grams?

Multiply the cups by the weight of one US cup of granulated sugar: 12 × 200 = 2,400. The weight of one US cup comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 grams.

How many cups is 100 grams of granulated sugar?

0.5 US cups — 100 g divided by the 200 grams that one US cup of it weighs.