⅓ cup of powdered sugar in grams
⅓ cup of powdered sugar ≈ 40 g = 1.41 oz · 79 mL by volume · at 120 g per cup, spooned and leveled. Use the converter below for any amount or ingredient.
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Formula
grams = cups × 120 (powdered sugar)
Why weight beats volume for powdered sugar
A cup is a volume; a recipe cares about mass. Powdered sugar runs about 120 g per US cup measured spoon-and-level, but packing, humidity, and grind can move that by ±10%. Weighing removes the guesswork, which is exactly why serious baking recipes list grams.
Unsifted. Sifted powdered sugar runs closer to 100 g per cup.
Powdered sugar: cups to grams table
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 30 g | 1.06 oz |
| ⅓ cup (this page) | 40 g | 1.41 oz |
| ½ cup | 60 g | 2.12 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 80 g | 2.82 oz |
| ¾ cup | 90 g | 3.17 oz |
| 1 cup | 120 g | 4.23 oz |
| 1½ cups | 180 g | 6.35 oz |
| 2 cups | 240 g | 8.47 oz |
| 3 cups | 360 g | 12.7 oz |
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is ⅓ cup of powdered sugar?
⅓ cup of powdered sugar is about 40 g (1.41 oz), based on 120 g per US cup, measured spoon-and-level.
Why does the ingredient change the answer?
Cups measure volume, grams measure weight. Dense ingredients pack more weight into the same cup: a cup of honey is 340 g while a cup of rolled oats is only 90 g. That is why generic cup-to-gram converters get recipes wrong.
Does it matter how I fill the cup?
Unsifted. Sifted powdered sugar runs closer to 100 g per cup.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
A US customary cup (236.6 mL). A metric cup is 250 mL, about 5.7% bigger, and old UK recipes use a 284 mL imperial cup. ⅓ cup here is 79 mL by volume.