500 g of granulated sugar in cups
500 g ≈ 2.5 cups
That is also 40 tablespoons, at 200 g per US cup.
How to measure it
2½ cups
2.5 cups is a number, not an instruction — there is no 2.5 cup in the drawer. The line above is the same quantity in the sizes you actually own, and following it lands within a teaspoon of 500 g.
Spoon the granulated sugar into the cup and level it off. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down; on flour that alone is worth about 20%, which is more than the difference this page is measuring.
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Why this number moves
Consistent and easy to measure — the crystals do not compact much, so a cup is reliably close to 200 g.
This page uses 200 g per US cup. If your recipe came with its own figure, use theirs — internal consistency matters more than which table is right.
Other weights of granulated sugar
- 25 g in cups
- 50 g in cups
- 75 g in cups
- 100 g in cups
- 125 g in cups
- 150 g in cups
- 200 g in cups
- 250 g in cups
- 300 g in cups
- 350 g in cups
- 400 g in cups
- 750 g in cups
- 1000 g in cups
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 500 g of granulated sugar?
2.5 cups, which in measuring cups and spoons is 2½ cups. One US cup of granulated sugar weighs about 200 g.
How do I measure 500 g of granulated sugar without scales?
2½ cups. Spoon it in and level the top rather than scooping — scooping compacts granulated sugar and can add a fifth to the weight.
Is this the same in the UK?
The gram figure is, the cup is not. A US cup is 236.6 ml and the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is 250 ml, so a European cup of granulated sugar weighs about 211 g. These pages use the US cup.