Butter: Cups to Grams
One US cup (240 ml) of butter weighs about 227 grams, based on its typical kitchen density. Convert any amount below, or use the reference table for common cup fractions.
1 cup=227 g
Based on butter at 227 g per US cup.
Butter conversion table
| Cups | Grams | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 56.8 g | 60 ml | 4 tbsp | 2 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 75.7 g | 80 ml | 5.33 tbsp | 2.67 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 114 g | 120 ml | 8 tbsp | 4 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g | 160 ml | 10.7 tbsp | 5.34 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g | 180 ml | 12 tbsp | 6.01 oz |
| 1 cup | 227 g | 240 ml | 16 tbsp | 8.01 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 341 g | 360 ml | 24 tbsp | 12 oz |
| 2 cups | 454 g | 480 ml | 32 tbsp | 16 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups | 568 g | 600 ml | 40 tbsp | 20 oz |
| 3 cups | 681 g | 720 ml | 48 tbsp | 24 oz |
In grams, 1/4 cup of butter is about 57 g, 1/3 cup is about 76 g, 1/2 cup is about 114 g, 2/3 cup is about 151 g, 3/4 cup is about 170 g, 1 cup is about 227 g, 1 1/2 cups is about 341 g, 2 cups is about 454 g and 3 cups is about 681 g.
A tablespoon of butter is about 14.2 grams, and a teaspoon is about 4.7 grams.
About measuring butter
Butter is one of the few ingredients with a clean, memorable conversion: one US cup is exactly 227 grams, which is also two US sticks or half a pound. That tidy number is a gift, because measuring soft butter by volume is otherwise messy. Most US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon marks, so you can slice off what you need, but weighing removes any doubt when a recipe is written in grams or when your sticks are an unusual size.
One cup of butter is 227 grams, two US sticks, or half a pound. A very handy anchor.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of butter?
One US cup of butter is 227 grams. That is also two standard US sticks or half a pound, which makes it an easy conversion to remember.
How many grams is one stick of butter?
One US stick of butter is about 113 grams, or half a cup. Two sticks make up the full 227 gram cup.
How many tablespoons are in a cup of butter?
Sixteen tablespoons, so each tablespoon of butter is about 14 grams. US butter wrappers are usually marked in tablespoons for easy slicing.