500 grams of powdered sugar to cups
500 g of powdered sugar is about 4.17 cups, which is roughly 4 cups + 1/6 or 66.67 tablespoons. That comes from 120 g per US cup. Unsifted. Sifted powdered sugar falls to roughly 100 g a cup.
| Measure | 500 g of powdered sugar |
|---|---|
| Cups | 4.17 |
| Kitchen measure | 4 cups + 1/6 |
| Tablespoons | 66.67 |
| Grams per cup used | 120 g |
Powdered sugar, also sold as confectioners or icing sugar, is ground so fine that it aerates like flour. An unsifted spooned cup weighs about 120 g, while a sifted cup drops to roughly 100 g. That is a 17 percent difference from one word in the recipe.
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 500 g of powdered sugar?
4.17 cups, or about 4 cups + 1/6. That is worked out at 120 g per US cup, and a cup of powdered sugar can run 100 to 125 g depending on sifting.
How many tablespoons is 500 g of powdered sugar?
About 66.67 tablespoons, since one US cup is 16 tablespoons. For small amounts tablespoons are usually the more accurate measure to work with.
Why does 500 g give a different number of cups for other ingredients?
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. 500 g of powdered sugar is 4.17 cups at 120 g per cup, while the same 500 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.
Other amounts of powdered sugar
See all powdered sugar conversions or 500 g of every other ingredient.