In a 5-pound bag of granulated white sugar, there are approximately 11 1/4 cups. Different varieties of sugar may have more or less by volume. For example, the same 5-pound bag yields 18 3/4 cups when measuring confectioner's sugar and 12 1/2 cups when measuring brown sugar. read more
1 pound brown sugar = 2 1/4 to 2 1/3 cups 1 pound confectioners sugar = 3 3/4 cups unsifted For information on other different types of sugars, see 7 Ways with Sugar. read more