Demerara Sugar — Grams & Cups Converter
Demerara Sugar weighs 200 g per US cup — so a recipe in cups and a recipe in grams can be swapped either way. 100 g is 1/2 cup, and 2 cups is 400 g.
💡 Tip: Demerara's large, hard crystals don't dissolve or cream well, so it's best sprinkled on top of muffins, cookies and crumbles for crunch, or stirred into coffee — not used for creaming with butter.
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From cups to grams: demerara sugar
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 50 | 1.76 |
| 1/3 | 66.7 | 2.35 |
| 1/2 | 100 | 3.53 |
| 2/3 | 133 | 4.7 |
| 3/4 | 150 | 5.29 |
| 1 | 200 | 7.05 |
| 1 1/2 | 300 | 10.6 |
| 2 | 400 | 14.1 |
| 3 | 600 | 21.2 |
How many cups is a given weight of demerara sugar?
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2 tbsp | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 75 | 3/8 cup | 2.65 |
| 100 | 1/2 cup | 3.53 |
| 150 | 3/4 cup | 5.29 |
| 200 | 1 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 1 1/8 cups | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 1/4 cups | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/2 cups | 10.6 |
| 400 | 2 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 2 1/2 cups | 17.6 |
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, so one tablespoon of demerara sugar weighs roughly 12.5 g — and a teaspoon 4.17 g.
Where demerara sugar sits by weight
Among the 10 sugars & sweeteners charted here, demerara sugar is 3rd heaviest at 200 g per cup, between allulose at 160 g and brown sugar (packed) at 220 g.
It weighs the same per cup as granulated sugar (200 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Questions people ask about demerara sugar
- How many cups is 250g of demerara sugar?
- Just over or under 1 1/4 cups, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 250 g ÷ 200 g per cup = 1 1/4 cups.
- How many grams is 1 cup of demerara sugar?
- 1 cup of demerara sugar is about 200g — lighter than packed brown sugar because the coarse crystals don't compact.
- What's the difference between demerara, turbinado and raw sugar?
- All are partially refined cane sugars with large amber crystals and a light molasses flavor. Demerara is the coarsest and driest; turbinado is slightly finer and a touch moister; "raw sugar" is a generic label that usually means one of these two. They're interchangeable by weight in most recipes.
- Can I substitute demerara for brown sugar?
- You can for flavor, but the coarse crystals stay crunchy and don't pack, so it won't cream with butter or give the soft, moist texture of brown sugar in cookies and cakes. It's best as a topping rather than a 1:1 swap in batters.
- How many cups is 100g of demerara sugar?
- 100g of demerara sugar is ½ cup (100 ÷ 200 = 0.5).
- How many cups is 500g of demerara sugar?
- Just over or under 2 1/2 cups, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 500 g ÷ 200 g per cup = 2 1/2 cups.
- How many grams is ½ cup of demerara sugar?
- Half a US cup of demerara sugar is about 100 grams.