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Convert Liters of White Sugar (Granulated) to KG

White Sugar (Granulated) weighs 0.845 kg per litre. Convert litres to kilograms (and back) using its exact density.

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Quick Metrology Summary

1 liter of White Sugar (Granulated) weighs approximately 0.845 kilograms (or 845 grams) at standard room temperature. Because mass equals volume multiplied by density (\(m = V \times \rho\)), multiplying volume in liters by 0.845 gives the exact mass in kg.

White Sugar (Granulated): Weight per Litre Explained

White Sugar (Granulated) has a density of 0.845 kg/L, which makes it 16% lighter than water. Granulated sugar has a bulk density of 0.845 kg/L. The crystals are denser than water but pack with air gaps.

When You Need This Conversion

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What Changes the Density

Caster sugar packs slightly tighter, around 0.9 kg/L. Icing sugar is much lighter, near 0.56 kg/L, and brown sugar packed is about 0.93.

How it works

  1. Enter the litres of white sugar (granulated)

    Type the volume in litres. The calculator is preset to White Sugar (Granulated) at 0.845 kg/L.

  2. Switch direction if needed

    Flip to kilograms → litres to find how much space a given weight of white sugar (granulated) takes up.

  3. Read the result

    See kilograms, pounds, millilitres and gallons. Each litre adds 0.845 kg.

How to Convert Liters of White Sugar (Granulated) to Kilograms

Granulated sugar has a bulk density of 0.845 kg/L. The crystals are denser than water but pack with air gaps. To convert, multiply the volume in litres by 0.845. To go the other way, divide the weight in kilograms by 0.845.

Convert Liters to KG formula and density calculation diagram
kg = Litres × 0.845
L  = kg ÷ 0.845

1 L   → 0.845 kg
10 L  → 8.45 kg
100 L → 84.5 kg
Example

Convert 5 litres of white sugar (granulated) to kilograms: 5 × 0.845 = 4.225 kg, or 9.31 lb. Reversed: 4.225 kg ÷ 0.845 = 5 L.

Worked examples

Sample scenarios and their calculated results
ScenarioCalculationResult
1 L of white sugar (granulated)1 × 0.845 kg/L0.845 kg
5 L of white sugar (granulated)5 × 0.845 kg/L4.225 kg
20 L of white sugar (granulated)20 × 0.845 kg/L16.9 kg
100 L of white sugar (granulated)100 × 0.845 kg/L84.5 kg
10 kg of white sugar (granulated) (reverse)10 ÷ 0.845 kg/L11.83 L

Conversion reference

White Sugar (Granulated): density 0.845 kg/L. Kilograms = litres × 0.845.
LitresKilogramsPoundsUS gallons
0.25 L0.211 kg0.47 lb0.07 gal
0.5 L0.422 kg0.93 lb0.13 gal
1 L0.845 kg1.86 lb0.26 gal
2 L1.69 kg3.73 lb0.53 gal
5 L4.225 kg9.31 lb1.32 gal
10 L8.45 kg18.63 lb2.64 gal
20 L16.9 kg37.26 lb5.28 gal
50 L42.25 kg93.15 lb13.21 gal
100 L84.5 kg186.29 lb26.42 gal

Quick facts

  • 1 litre of white sugar (granulated) weighs 0.845 kg (845 g), which is 16% lighter than water.
  • 1 kg of white sugar (granulated) fills 1.183 litres (1183 mL).
  • 1 m³ (1,000 L) of white sugar (granulated) weighs 845 kg.

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