Gram to Cup

400 grams of granulated sugar to cups

400 g of granulated sugar is about 2 cups, which is roughly 2 cups or 32 tablespoons. That comes from 200 g per US cup. Granulated sugar barely compresses, so this number holds.

Measure400 g of granulated sugar
Cups2
Kitchen measure2 cups
Tablespoons32
Grams per cup used200 g

Granulated sugar is the best behaved ingredient in the kitchen. Its crystals are heavy, uniform and free flowing, so a cup weighs 200 g whether you scoop it, pour it or spoon it. There is no packing method to argue about.

Result
0.83 cups
About 7/8 cup of all-purpose flour. 100 g is 3.53 oz by weight.
Assumes spoon-and-level. Scooped flour runs closer to 140 g a cup.

Questions

How many cups is 400 g of granulated sugar?
2 cups, or about 2 cups. That is worked out at 200 g per US cup.
How many tablespoons is 400 g of granulated sugar?
About 32 tablespoons, since one US cup is 16 tablespoons. For small amounts tablespoons are usually the more accurate measure to work with.
Why does 400 g give a different number of cups for other ingredients?
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. 400 g of granulated sugar is 2 cups at 200 g per cup, while the same 400 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.

Other amounts of granulated sugar

280 g300 g320 g340 g350 g375 g425 g450 g454 g500 g

See all granulated sugar conversions or 400 g of every other ingredient.