Jaggery — Measurement Converter
A US cup of jaggery (also called gur) weighs 200 g. Working back the other way, 100 g is about 1/2 cup and 250 g is about 1 1/4 cups. Use the calculator for any amount in between.
💡 Tip: Jaggery is unrefined cane or palm sugar sold as a hard block — grate, chop, or melt it with a splash of water before measuring. It swaps roughly 1:1 for brown sugar.
Jaggery cup measurements, in grams
| 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 |
Measuring jaggery from a block, and how it swaps for sugar
Jaggery (also called gur) is unrefined cane or palm sugar sold as a hard block or cone, so you rarely scoop it straight. Grate or finely chop it, or melt it with a splash of water, before measuring — grated and packed it runs about 200 g per cup (7.1 oz), or roughly 12.5 g per tablespoon. It substitutes about 1:1 for brown sugar in chai, gingerbread, payasam and chutneys, lending a deeper caramel-molasses note. Palm jaggery is darker and softer than cane; both can vary in moisture, so weighing is more reliable than measuring grated volume.
Jaggery by weight: grams to cups
| 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 jaggery weighs roughly 12.5 g — and a teaspoon 4.17 g.
How jaggery compares with other sugars & sweeteners
Among the 10 sugars & sweeteners charted here, jaggery 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.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is 1 cup of jaggery?
- 1 US cup of jaggery weighs about 200 grams, or 7.05 ounces.
- How many grams is 2 cups of grated jaggery?
- About 400 g, based on roughly 200 g per cup.
- How many cups is 150g of jaggery?
- About ¾ cup, grated and packed.
- Is jaggery the same as gur?
- Yes — gur is the Hindi name for jaggery, the unrefined cane or palm sugar common in South Asian cooking.
- Can I substitute jaggery for brown sugar?
- Yes, use it roughly 1:1 for brown sugar; grate or melt it first so it blends evenly.
- What's the best way to measure a jaggery block?
- Grate or chop it, or melt it with a little water; weighing is the most accurate way since blocks vary in density and moisture.
- How many cups is 100g of jaggery?
- 100 grams of jaggery is about 1/2 cup.
- How many cups is 500g of jaggery?
- 500 grams of jaggery is about 2 1/2 cups.
- How many grams is ½ cup of jaggery?
- Half a US cup of jaggery is about 100 grams.