50g granulated sugar to cups
Based on 1 US cup of granulated sugar at 200 g. Use the calculator below to change the cup size or ingredient.
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Measuring 50g of granulated sugar without a scale
No scale? 50 g of granulated sugar is about ¼ cup (0.25 cups), or roughly 4 tablespoons using standard US measuring cups and spoons. Spoon it in and level off the top instead of scooping, which packs in extra.
At 50 g of granulated sugar (a scant quarter cup), you are in light-sweetening territory: the sugar for a single batch of stovetop whipped cream, a thin crackle topping on creme brulee, or the macerating sugar tossed over a punnet of strawberries. It is also close to four level tablespoons, so if your tablespoon is handy you can skip the cup entirely. At this small amount, a few stray grams barely shift the result, so eyeballing is forgiving.
Granulated Sugar grams to cups
| Grams | Cups | Decimal |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | ¼ cup | 0.25 |
| 100 g | ½ cup | 0.5 |
| 150 g | ¾ cup | 0.75 |
| 200 g | 1 cup | 1 |
| 250 g | 1¼ cups | 1.25 |
| 300 g | 1½ cups | 1.5 |
| 500 g | 2½ cups | 2.5 |
Brands and how you fill the cup shift this a little. For why granulated sugar varies and the most accurate way to measure it, see the full granulated sugar grams to cups guide.
FAQ
How many cups is 50g of granulated sugar?
50 grams of granulated sugar is about ¼ cup (0.25 cups), based on 1 US cup of granulated sugar weighing 200 g.
Is 50g the same in US and metric cups?
At 50 g, granulated sugar rounds to about ¼ cup in either a US cup (240 ml) or a larger metric/Australian cup (250 ml); the cup-size difference only shows up at bigger amounts.