Millilitres of granulated sugar to grams runs on one number, 0.84535057 grams per millilitre. It is a measured property of this ingredient rather than a defined conversion, which is why a generic volume-to-weight tool cannot give you it.
Water is the yardstick: 1 mL of it weighs 1 g. Granulated sugar comes in at 0.84535 g per mL, or 84.54% of water, which is why a cup of it is 200 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
Granulated sugar has a density of 0.84535 g per mL, so 100 mL of it weighs 84.54 g and 250 mL weighs 211.3 g. That single figure is what every other number on this page is built from — water is 1.00 g per mL, so this ingredient is 84.54% as heavy as the same volume of water.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.5% of a cup of granulated sugar, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.5 cups, and a 1 kg pack 5.
The condition this weight assumes: One of the most reliable ingredients to measure by volume: the crystals are uniform and do not compact under their own weight.
The formula
millilitres- The amount of granulated sugar you are converting, in millilitres
0.845350567546- Grams per millilitre for granulated sugar, from its density of 0.84535 g/mL
grams- The equivalent quantity in grams
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in millilitres.
- It is multiplied by 0.845350567546, the grams-per-millilitre figure for granulated sugar.
- The result appears in grams, with a second reading in oz beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
15 mL of granulated sugar in grams
15 mL of granulated sugar weighs out at 12.6803 grams. Divide 12.6803 by 0.84535057 and you get back to 15 mL, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
100 mL of granulated sugar in grams
Take 100 mL of granulated sugar: 100 × 0.84535057 gives 84.5351 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 169.07 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
250 mL of granulated sugar in grams
Take 250 mL of granulated sugar: 250 × 0.84535057 gives 211.338 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 422.675 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in 1 mL of granulated sugar?
One millilitre of granulated sugar is 0.84535057 grams. Half that quantity is 0.422675 grams and double it is 1.6907 grams, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of granulated sugar not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Granulated sugar has a density of 0.84535 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 200 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 36.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of granulated sugar by roughly 20% — about 20 g either side of 200 g — because one of the most reliable ingredients to measure by volume: the crystals are uniform and do not compact under their own weight. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of granulated sugar the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of granulated sugar weighs 0.8818 oz, so the two readings differ by 11.8%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of granulated sugar would weigh 211.34 g instead of 200 g — 11.3 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
At this size the spoon wins. One millilitre of granulated sugar is 0.8454 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 118% resolution on that — a measuring spoon is the more accurate instrument below about 5 g, which is why spice quantities are still written in spoons.
How many millilitres of granulated sugar is 500 g?
500 g of granulated sugar is 591.47 millilitres — 1.18294 millilitres to one gram, so 500 × 1.18294 = 591.47. Going that way is a division by 0.845351, or a multiplication by 1.18294 if you prefer.
Granulated sugar in millilitres and grams
| Millilitres | Grams | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 mL | 4.22675 g | 4.226752838 |
| 10 mL | 8.45351 g | 8.453505675 |
| 15 mL | 12.6803 g | 12.68025851 |
| 30 mL | 25.3605 g | 25.36051703 |
| 50 mL | 42.2675 g | 42.26752838 |
| 100 mL | 84.5351 g | 84.53505675 |
| 125 mL | 105.669 g | 105.6688209 |
| 150 mL | 126.803 g | 126.8025851 |
| 200 mL | 169.07 g | 169.0701135 |
| 250 mL | 211.338 g | 211.3376419 |
| 500 mL | 422.675 g | 422.6752838 |
Based on 200 g per cup of granulated sugar. One millilitre of granulated sugar is 0.84535057 grams.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 200 g | 7.05 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 133.3 g | 4.7 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 100 g | 3.53 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 66.67 g | 2.35 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 50 g | 1.76 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 12.5 g | 0.441 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 4.167 g | 0.147 oz | 4.929 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncooked white rice | 185 g | 6.526 oz | 0.7819 |
| Uncooked brown rice | 190 g | 6.702 oz | 0.8031 |
| Dried lentils | 192 g | 6.773 oz | 0.8115 |
| Granulated sugar (this page) | 200 g | 7.055 oz | 0.8454 |
| Arborio rice | 200 g | 7.055 oz | 0.8454 |
| Dried chickpeas | 200 g | 7.055 oz | 0.8454 |
| Packed brown sugar | 220 g | 7.76 oz | 0.9299 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.