What is 1 cup of brown sugar in grams?

1 cup of brown sugar is 220 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups of brown sugar is 440 grams and 0.5 cups is 110 grams. Use the converter above for any quantity, or check the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts at a glance.

How many grams is 1.5 cups of brown sugar?

1.5 cups of brown sugar is 330 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 1 cup of brown sugar is 220 grams and 2 cups is 440 grams. Type any other amount into the converter above for the exact figure, or use the chart above for the common ones.

What is 2 cups of brown sugar in grams?

2 cups of brown sugar is 440 grams. Conversions scale in a straight line, so halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. 1 cup of brown sugar is 220 grams, and you can multiply or divide that figure to match whatever your recipe needs. Enter any amount in the converter above for an exact grams reading.

How many cups of brown sugar is 220 grams?

220 grams of brown sugar is 1 cup. The conversion works the same in reverse, so you can switch between grams and cups without changing the result. This helps when a recipe lists cups but you would rather weigh or measure in grams. The converter above and the chart above cover both directions for any amount.

How much is 1 cup of Light Muscovado in grams?

Light Muscovado is another name for brown sugar, so 1 cup of Light Muscovado is 220 grams, exactly the same as brown sugar. The figure does not change with the name: 2 cups is 440 grams and 0.5 cups is 110 grams. Use the converter above for any quantity, or read the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts.

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How many grams is 1 cup of brown sugar?

1 packed cup of brown sugar (Light Muscovado) is 220 grams. 2 cups of brown sugar is 440 grams. 1/2 cup of brown sugar is 110 grams. 1/4 cup (0.25 cup) of brown sugar is 55 grams. Use the converter below for any amount.

These figures use the metric cup (250 ml), so 1 cup is 220 g. A US cup is slightly smaller at 240 ml and holds about 211 g.
Cup sizes are not standard worldwide, so the same cup of an ingredient can weigh more or less depending on the country. What is a cup measurement →
Brown sugar is measured packed, so a cup's weight depends on how firmly you press it. This page uses 220 g for a firmly packed metric cup, the figure most recipes assume. Lightly packed it drops to about 200 g, and a loose scoop falls lower than that. Put it on a scale if one is available and you need to be exact.

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Common Brown Sugar Conversions

Here are the most common brown sugar conversions from cups to grams.

Cups	Grams
0.25 cups	55 g
0.5 cups	110 g
0.75 cups	165 g
1 cup	220 g
1.25 cups	275 g
1.5 cups	330 g
2 cups	440 g
2.5 cups	550 g
3 cups	660 g

For cups to grams with a different ingredient, use the cups to grams converter for a quick-reference table.

For the reverse conversion, see 100 grams of brown sugar in cups.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 1 cup of brown sugar in grams?: 1 cup of brown sugar is 220 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups of brown sugar is 440 grams and 0.5 cups is 110 grams. Use the converter above for any quantity, or check the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts at a glance. Open the brown sugar converter
How many grams is 1.5 cups of brown sugar?: 1.5 cups of brown sugar is 330 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 1 cup of brown sugar is 220 grams and 2 cups is 440 grams. Type any other amount into the converter above for the exact figure, or use the chart above for the common ones.
What is 2 cups of brown sugar in grams?: 2 cups of brown sugar is 440 grams. Conversions scale in a straight line, so halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. 1 cup of brown sugar is 220 grams, and you can multiply or divide that figure to match whatever your recipe needs. Enter any amount in the converter above for an exact grams reading.
How many cups of brown sugar is 220 grams?: 220 grams of brown sugar is 1 cup. The conversion works the same in reverse, so you can switch between grams and cups without changing the result. This helps when a recipe lists cups but you would rather weigh or measure in grams. The converter above and the chart above cover both directions for any amount.
How much is 1 cup of Light Muscovado in grams?: Light Muscovado is another name for brown sugar, so 1 cup of Light Muscovado is 220 grams, exactly the same as brown sugar. The figure does not change with the name: 2 cups is 440 grams and 0.5 cups is 110 grams. Use the converter above for any quantity, or read the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts.

Related to Brown Sugar

Sugar

Quick swap when you have no molasses. Loses the caramel notes and moisture, so expect a crisper, plainer cookie or cake. Add 1 tbsp extra liquid per cup of sugar to compensate. See our Sugar converter.

Raw Sugar

Raw sugar has a trace of molasses but is dry with hard crystals (200 g vs 220 g per cup). Result is drier and crunchier; works best in toppings and crumbles. See our Raw Sugar converter.

Palm Sugar

Palm sugar brings the same caramel depth plus an earthy note from the palm sap that brown sugar lacks. Match the weight and not the cup: palm sugar fills one at 200 g against 220 g packed. Sold as a block it has to be grated first, and even grated it stays coarser than brown sugar. See our Palm Sugar converter.

Molasses

Molasses is the syrup that gives brown sugar its colour and caramel flavour. You can add a small amount of molasses to white sugar as a substitute for brown sugar, though the result will be wetter and more intensely flavoured. See our Molasses converter.

Caster Sugar

Caster sugar is milled fine enough to dissolve almost on contact, where brown sugar arrives damp and in clumps you have to press flat. A cup of caster gives 225 g levelled against brown sugar's 220 g packed, so the two land close by weight and nowhere near it by handling. See what 1 cup of caster sugar is in grams.

Icing Sugar

Icing sugar is ground to a powder and cut with a little corn flour so it dissolves cold into frostings. It fills a cup at 125 g where a packed cup of brown sugar reaches 220 g, a little over half the weight, so the two never swap cup for cup. See what 1 cup of icing sugar is in grams.

Chocolate Chips

Chocolate chips and brown sugar are the pair a cookie recipe lists together, usually a cup of each. Chips fill that cup at 180 g against 220 g of packed brown sugar, so a recipe written in grams is not asking for the same scoop twice. See what 1 cup of chocolate chips is in grams.

Plain Flour

Plain flour is the other half of a cookie dough and the one measured the opposite way: spooned in and levelled, not pressed. That is why its cup holds 140 g where brown sugar's holds 220 g, despite the two looking identical in the cup. See what 1 cup of plain flour is in grams.

Butter

Butter and brown sugar go into the bowl together at the start of a cookie dough, and the sugar's crystals are what cut air into the butter. Butter runs to 227 g a cup and brown sugar to 220 g packed, so the usual cup-for-cup pairing holds by weight too. See what 1 cup of butter is in grams.

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