1/3 cup of granulated sugar in grams

1/3 cup of granulated sugar weighs about 67 grams.

Grams67 g
Ounces2.35 oz
Tablespoons5.33 tbsp
Teaspoons16 tsp
Milliliters (volume)79 ml

This is based on 1 cup of granulated sugar = 200 g, so 1/3 cup of granulated sugar is 1/3 × 200 ≈ 67 g.

Searching for “1/3 cup sugar” or “1/3 cup white sugar”? The answer is about the same: 67 g.

How to measure 1/3 cup of granulated sugar

By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 67 g of granulated sugar.

By volume: Use a 1/3-cup measure, or 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon.

Granulated sugar is one of the most consistent ingredients to measure by volume because its crystals do not compress.

Why granulated sugar weighs what it does

Granulated sugar is about 16% lighter than the same volume of water, which weighs about 237 g per cup. That is why you can't convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient.

1/3 cup of other ingredients

The same 1/3 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:

Ingredient1/3 cup in grams
Granulated sugar67 g
Brown sugar (packed)71 g
Powdered sugar40 g
Honey113 g
Maple syrup105 g
All-purpose flour40 g
Butter76 g
Water79 g
Milk82 g

Other amounts of granulated sugar

Full granulated sugar conversion chart → · Granulated sugar by the tablespoon →

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