Demerara sugar: cups to grams

One US cup of demerara sugar weighs 220 grams (7.8 oz), based on King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart. Type any amount below, or use the chart for common measures.

Fractions work: 1 1/2, ¾, 0.5

1 cup of demerara sugar weighs

220g7.76 oz

Same as 16 tbsp · 8 fl oz · 237 ml

US cups and spoons

Common amounts of demerara sugar

How it works

  1. 1Choose an ingredient. Each one uses its own weight per cup from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart.
  2. 2Type an amount the way a recipe writes it: 1, 1/2, 1 1/3 or ¾, in cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces or ml.
  3. 3Read the grams (and ounces), or use the table to convert every common cup size at once.

Demerara sugar: cups to grams chart

VolumeGramsOunces
⅛ cup28 g0.97 oz
¼ cup55 g1.94 oz
⅓ cup73 g2.59 oz
½ cup110 g3.88 oz
⅔ cup147 g5.17 oz
¾ cup165 g5.82 oz
1 cup220 g7.76 oz
1½ cups330 g11.6 oz
2 cups440 g15.5 oz
3 cups660 g23.3 oz
1 tbsp14 g0.49 oz
2 tbsp28 g0.97 oz
1 tsp4.6 g0.16 oz
½ tsp2.3 g0.08 oz

Demerara sugar: grams to cups chart

WeightMeasureCupsTbsp
25 g1 tbsp + 2½ tsp0.111.8
50 g3 tbsp + 2 tsp0.233.6
100 g⅓ cup + 2 tbsp0.45—
150 g⅔ cup0.68—
200 g¾ cup + 2 tbsp + 1 tsp0.91—
250 g1 cup + 2 tbsp1.14—
300 g1⅓ cups1.36—
400 g1¾ cups + 1 tbsp1.82—
500 g2¼ cups2.27—

Where the numbers come from

King Arthur Baking lists 1 cup of demerara sugar as 220 g. That’s 220 g per US cup, and every amount on this page is scaled from it. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when it really matters. See the chart.

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Converting something else? Use the cups to grams converter or the grams to cups converter.

Questions

How many grams is 1 cup of demerara sugar?

220 g. Half a cup is 110 g and a quarter cup is 55 g.

How many grams in a tablespoon of demerara sugar?

About 14 g per tablespoon and 4.6 g per teaspoon.

How many cups is 100 g of demerara sugar?

About 0.45 cups.

Where does this weight come from?

King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists 1 cup of demerara sugar as 220 g; the converter scales that to other amounts. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when precision matters.

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