How many cups is 72 grams of granulated sugar?

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How many cups is 72 grams of granulated sugar?

Answer

72 grams of granulated sugar is

0.36 US cups

just under 3/8 cup

level US cup, 236.6 ml · one US cup of granulated sugar weighs 200 g (USDA FoodData Central) · in metric cups of 250 ml: 0.34 cups

72 g ÷ 200 g = 0.36 cups

72 grams of each ingredient in US cups
Ingredient	72 g in cups	1 cup weighs, g
All-purpose flour	0.58	125
Granulated sugar	0.36	200
Brown sugar, packed	0.33	220
Brown sugar, unpacked	0.5	145
Powdered sugar, unsifted	0.6	120
Powdered sugar, sifted	0.72	100
Butter	0.32	227
Water	0.3	236.6
Whole milk	0.3	244
White rice, uncooked	0.39	185
White rice, cooked	0.46	158
Rolled oats	0.89	81
Honey	0.21	339
Table salt	0.25	292
Cocoa powder	0.84	86
Plain yogurt	0.29	245
Olive oil	0.33	216
Vegetable oil	0.33	218
Heavy cream	0.3	238
Sour cream	0.31	230
Peanut butter	0.28	258
Cornstarch	0.56	128

Source: 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 exact.

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74 g	0.37 cups
75 g	0.38 cups
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