125 Grams of Powdered Sugar to Cups

125 grams of powdered sugar is approximately 1.04 US cups. See the kitchen estimate, calculation basis, and nearby amounts below.

125 grams of powdered sugar =

1.04 US cups

Kitchen estimate

1 cup + 2 teaspoons

Conversions are approximate and may vary by ingredient brand, packing, humidity, and measuring method. Spoons: 15 ml tablespoon, 5 ml teaspoon. Kitchen estimates have up to 10% volume rounding error; very small amounts use a threshold. See Methodology for the policy.

Based on 1 US cup of powdered sugar = 120g

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Calculation basis

125g ÷ 120g/cup = 1.0417 cups

The result is rounded to 1.04 cups only for display; the calculation itself isn't rounded.

Measurement basis

Ingredient and cup standard: Powdered sugar · US cup / 240 ml · 120g
Measuring step this site recommends: unsifted · spooned and leveled

Powdered sugar is light and airy, so spoon it into the cup and level it rather than packing it down.

Adopted source: USDA FoodData Central — Sugars, powdered (FDC 169656) · verified 2026-08-04

Method the source states: unsifted; method not stated

Nearby powdered sugar amounts

50g → 0.42 cups ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon 100g → 0.83 cups ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon 200g → 1.67 cups 1 ⅔ cups 250g → 2.08 cups 2 cups + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon

Results by cup size

Cup size	125g in cups
US cup / 240 ml	1.04 cups
US customary cup / 236.6 ml	1.06 cups
Metric cup / 250 ml	1 cup