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How many cups is 500 grams of turbinado (raw) sugar?
Answer
≈ 2 ½ cups
500 grams of turbinado (raw) sugar fills about 2 ½ cups (2.48 US cups, or about 39.6 tablespoons). The math uses USDA's figure of roughly 202 g per cup.
Turbinado (raw) sugar: grams to cups
| Weight | US cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.248 | ¼ cup |
| 100 g | 0.495 | ½ cup |
| 125 g | 0.619 | about ⅝ cup |
| 200 g | 0.99 | about 1 cup |
| 250 g | 1.24 | about 1 ¼ cups |
| 500 g | 2.48 | about 2 ½ cups |
| 1000 g | 4.95 | about 5 cups |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #170674, Sugar, turbinado. USDA lists 1 cup = 202 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
For sticky syrups, give the cup a light coat of oil first so everything slides out and you get the full amount. Brown sugar is the one sugar that is normally packed firmly into the cup. When a recipe gives grams, a scale is always the most accurate choice.
See also: 1 cup of turbinado (raw) sugar in grams.