1 Cup of Butter in Grams
1 cup of butter weighs about 227 grams (8.01 oz).
US cup (236.6 ml). Source: King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart.
- Tablespoons
- 16 tbsp
- Teaspoons
- 48 tsp
- Milliliters
- 236.6 ml
- Grams
- 227 g
- Ounces (weight)
- 8.007 oz
Based on about 227 g per US cup of butter. Real weights vary with brand and how the cup is filled.
Butter: cups to grams chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces | Milliliters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 28 g | 1 oz | 30 ml |
| 1/4 cup | 57 g | 2 oz | 59 ml |
| 1/3 cup | 76 g | 2.67 oz | 79 ml |
| 1/2 cup | 114 g | 4 oz | 118 ml |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g | 5.34 oz | 158 ml |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g | 6.01 oz | 177 ml |
| 1 cup | 227 g | 8.01 oz | 237 ml |
| 1 1/2 cups | 341 g | 12 oz | 355 ml |
| 2 cups | 454 g | 16 oz | 473 ml |
| 3 cups | 681 g | 24 oz | 710 ml |
| 4 cups | 908 g | 32 oz | 946 ml |
Butter: grams to cups
Many recipes outside the US list weights. Divide the grams by 227 (the typical weight of one cup) to get cups. A tablespoon is 1/16 cup, about 14 g, and a teaspoon is 1/3 tablespoon, about 4.7 g.
| Grams | Cups (decimal) | Cups (nearest 1/8) | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.22 | 1/4 | 3.524 |
| 100 g | 0.441 | 1/2 | 7.048 |
| 125 g | 0.551 | 1/2 | 8.811 |
| 200 g | 0.881 | 7/8 | 14.1 |
| 250 g | 1.101 | 1 1/8 | 17.62 |
| 300 g | 1.322 | 1 3/8 | 21.15 |
| 500 g | 2.203 | 2 1/4 | 35.24 |
How butter compares with similar ingredients
Cup weights of nearby ingredients on this site, so you can see whether a swap changes the amount you weigh out. The last column is the difference from butter per cup.
| Ingredient | 1 cup | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| butter (this page) | 227 g | — |
| vegetable shortening | 184 g | −43 g |
| vegetable oil | 218 g | −9 g |
| olive oil | 216 g | −11 g |
| coconut oil | 226 g | −1 g |
Measuring butter by cup and by weight
One cup of butter is 227 g, which is two US sticks (113 g each, 8 tablespoons or ½ cup). That makes butter easy to measure by the wrapper markings. Weights stay the same whether the butter is cold, softened or melted; only the volume changes slightly when it melts, so weigh melted butter instead of measuring it in a cup. European-style butter is sold in 250 g blocks, a little more than one US cup.
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Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams are in 1 cup of butter?
- About 227 g (8.01 oz). This is a typical value from the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart; your own cup may differ by several grams depending on brand and how it is measured.
- How many grams are in 1/2 cup of butter?
- About 114 g (4 oz). For 1/4 cup it is about 57 g, and for 1/3 cup about 76 g.
- How many grams are in 1 tablespoon of butter?
- About 14 g, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. A teaspoon is roughly 4.7 g.
- How many cups is 100 grams of butter?
- About 0.441 cup, using 227 g per cup. Written the way recipes do, 250 g is about 1 1/8 cups and 500 g is about 2 1/4 cups.
- Is 1 cup of butter heavier than 1 cup of vegetable shortening?
- Yes. At the typical values on this site, 1 cup of butter is 227 g and 1 cup of vegetable shortening is 184 g, a difference of 43 g per cup.
- How many grams is 1 stick of butter?
- One US stick is 113 g, equal to 8 tablespoons or ½ cup. A 250 g European block is a bit more than 1 cup.