100 grams of brown sugar is about 0.45 cups, and 1 cup weighs about 220 grams. Use the converter below for any amount, or check the full grams-to-cups chart.
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100 grams of brown sugar is about 0.45 cups, based on 220 grams per cup. Because grams measure weight and cups measure volume, the exact number of cups depends on the ingredient’s density — and brown sugar weighs about 220 grams in a full cup. For the most reliable results in baking, weigh it on a digital scale.
Quick reference for brown sugar at 220 grams per cup.
| Grams | Cups | Nearest fraction |
|---|---|---|
| 30 g | 0.14 cups | ≈ 1/8 cup |
| 50 g | 0.23 cups | ≈ 1/4 cup |
| 100 g | 0.45 cups | ≈ 1/2 cup |
| 150 g | 0.68 cups | ≈ 2/3 cup |
| 200 g | 0.91 cups | ≈ 7/8 cup |
| 250 g | 1.14 cups | ≈ 1 1/4 cups |
| 500 g | 2.27 cups | ≈ 2 1/2 cups |
Brown sugar contains molasses, which makes it moist and clumpy, so recipes almost always mean it firmly packed. Press it into the cup until it holds the cup’s shape when turned out. Packed, one cup weighs about 220 grams; measured loosely it is closer to 180 grams.
100 grams of brown sugar is about 0.45 cups, based on 220 grams per cup.
One cup of brown sugar is about 220 grams.
250 grams of brown sugar is about 1.14 cups, based on 220 grams per cup.
Packed, unless a recipe says otherwise. Firmly packed brown sugar is about 220 grams per cup, versus roughly 180 grams loose — a big difference in a recipe.
Yes. For measuring, light and dark brown sugar weigh about the same — around 220 grams per packed cup. Dark just has more molasses for a richer flavour.