How many grams is 2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar?
How many grams is 2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar?
Answer
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.
2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar equals 500 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: 528.3 grams.
How 2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar was converted to grams
One US cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 grams (two hundred), so multiply 2 1/2 by 200.
2 1/2 × 200 g
=500 grams
(five 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.
2 1/2 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.
| Ingredient | 2 1/2 cups in grams | One US cup weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 312.5 grams | 125 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 500 grams | 200 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 550 grams | 220 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 362.5 grams | 145 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 300 grams | 120 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 250 grams | 100 grams |
| Butter | 567.5 grams | 227 grams |
| Water | 591.5 grams | 236.6 grams |
| Whole milk | 610 grams | 244 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 462.5 grams | 185 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 395 grams | 158 grams |
| Rolled oats | 202.5 grams | 81 grams |
| Honey | 847.5 grams | 339 grams |
| Table salt | 730 grams | 292 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 215 grams | 86 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 612.5 grams | 245 grams |
| Olive oil | 540 grams | 216 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 545 grams | 218 grams |
| Heavy cream | 595 grams | 238 grams |
| Sour cream | 575 grams | 230 grams |
| Peanut butter | 645 grams | 258 grams |
| Cornstarch | 320 grams | 128 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 2 1/2 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.
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About "Cups to Grams" Calculator
US cups of granulated sugar to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 1/3 cups | 266.7 grams |
| 1 1/2 cups | 300 grams |
| 1 2/3 cups | 333.3 grams |
| 1 3/4 cups | 350 grams |
| 2 cups | 400 grams |
| 2 1/4 cups | 450 grams |
| 2 1/3 cups | 466.7 grams |
| 2 1/2 cups | 500 grams |
| 2 2/3 cups | 533.3 grams |
| 2 3/4 cups | 550 grams |
| 3 cups | 600 grams |
| 3 1/4 cups | 650 grams |
| 3 1/3 cups | 666.7 grams |
| 3 1/2 cups | 700 grams |
| 3 3/4 cups | 750 grams |
FAQ
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See Also
- 2 1/2 cups of honey in grams — 847.5 g
- 2 1/2 cups of whole milk in grams — 610 g
- 2 1/2 cups of rolled oats in grams — 202.5 g
- 2 1/2 cups of olive oil in grams — 540 g
- 2 1/2 cups of peanut butter in grams — 645 g
- 2 1/2 cups of unsifted powdered sugar in grams — 300 g
- 2 1/2 cups of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 250 g
- 2 1/2 cups of uncooked white rice in grams — 462.5 g
- 2 1/2 cups of table salt in grams — 730 g
- 2 1/2 cups of sour cream in grams — 575 g
- 2 1/2 cups of vegetable oil in grams — 545 g
- 2 1/2 cups of water in grams — 591.5 g
- 2 1/2 cups of plain yogurt in grams — 612.5 g
- 2 1/3 cups in grams — flour, sugar, butter and more
- 2 1/3 cups of packed brown sugar in grams — 513.3 g
- 2 1/3 cups of unpacked brown sugar in grams — 338.3 g
- 2 1/3 cups of butter in grams — 529.7 g
- 2 1/3 cups of cocoa powder in grams — 200.7 g
- 2 1/3 cups of cooked white rice in grams — 368.7 g
- 2 1/3 cups of cornstarch in grams — 298.7 g