3 cups of granulated sugar in grams
3 cups of granulated sugar weighs about 600 grams.
| Grams | 600 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 21.2 oz |
| Tablespoons | 48 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 144 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 710 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of granulated sugar = 200 g, so 3 cups of granulated sugar is 3 × 200 ≈ 600 g.
Searching for “3 cups sugar” or “3 cups white sugar”? The answer is about the same: 600 g.
How to measure 3 cups of granulated sugar
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 600 g of granulated sugar.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure three times, leveling each one. For this much, weighing is quicker and more accurate.
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.
3 cups of other ingredients
The same 3 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 3 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Granulated sugar | 600 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 639 g |
| Powdered sugar | 360 g |
| Honey | 1020 g |
| Maple syrup | 945 g |
| All-purpose flour | 360 g |
| Butter | 681 g |
| Water | 711 g |
| Milk | 735 g |
Other amounts of granulated sugar
Full granulated sugar conversion chart → · Granulated sugar by the tablespoon →