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How many cups is 250 grams of brown sugar (packed)?
Answer
≈ 1 ⅛ cups
250 grams of brown sugar (packed) fills about 1 ⅛ cups (1.14 US cups, or about 18.2 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 220 g per cup.
This is for brown sugar pressed firmly into the cup, the way most recipes mean it. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs much less.
Brown sugar (packed): grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.227 | about ¼ cup |
| 100 g | 0.455 | about ½ cup |
| 125 g | 0.568 | about ⅝ cup |
| 200 g | 0.909 | about ⅞ cup |
| 250 g | 1.14 | about 1 ⅛ cups |
| 500 g | 2.27 | about 2 ¼ cups |
| 1000 g | 4.55 | about 4 ½ cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #168833, Sugars, brown. USDA lists 1 cup packed = 220 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
For sticky syrups, give the cup a light coat of oil first so everything slides out and you get the full amount. Brown sugar is the one sugar that is normally packed firmly into the cup. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of brown sugar (packed) in grams.