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1 Cup Sugar in Grams

White sugar, brown sugar, jaggery and powdered sugar — each weighs differently per cup.

Sweetener1 Cup (g)1 Tbsp (g)
Sugar (granulated)200g12.5g
Brown Sugar220g13.8g
Jaggery (Gud, grated)240g15.0g
Powdered Sugar120g7.5g
Honey340g21.3g

Quick Rules for Indian Sweets

  • 1 cup chini (white sugar) = 200g — the default for kheer and halwa
  • 1 cup jaggery = 240g — heavier, so swap by weight, not by cup
  • When substituting jaggery for sugar, use the same weight, not the same volume

आपके सवाल — हिंग्लिश में (Hinglish FAQ)

1 cup chini (sugar) kitne gram ki hoti hai?+

1 cup white sugar = 200 gram. Brown sugar = 220 gram, powdered sugar = 120 gram. Kheer, halwa ya mithai ke liye ye standard measurement hai.

1 cup gud (jaggery) kitne gram?+

1 cup grated gud = 240 gram — chini se bhari hota hai. Gud ko chini ki jagah use karein to weight se replace karein (same weight), cup se nahi.

200 gram chini kitne cups?+

200 gram chini = exactly 1 cup. 1 kg chini = 5 cups.

Kheer me kitni chini dalni chahiye?+

1 cup kacha chawal (185g) ki kheer me ~4-5 tbsp (50-60 gram) chini kaafi hai — matlab ¼ cup. Taste ke hisaab se adjust karein.

How to Measure Correctly

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Use the spoon-sweep method.Fluff the sugar with a spoon, scoop heaping, then level off with a straight edge. Never tap or pack unless a recipe says so — packed cups can add 15–20% more grams.

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Weight beats volume for scaling.A cup can vary by 10–15% with how it is scooped. Use a kitchen scale for the gram amounts on this page whenever you double or halve a recipe.

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Scoop sugar into a dry cup and level — never pack, or you add ~10%.

Densities calibrated to Indian/USDA references — US cup = 240 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml. For a different region cup size, use the scaler tool below.