| US cup amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 28 g |
| 1/4 cup | 57 g |
| 1/3 cup | 76 g |
| 1/2 cup | 114 g |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g |
| 1 cup | 227 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 340 g |
| 2 cups | 454 g |
Butter Grams to Cups
1 US cup of butter weighs 227 grams. One US cup of butter weighs 227 grams. It is also equal to 16 US tablespoons or two standard US sticks, which makes butter easier to portion than many loose dry ingredients.
Use the converter and charts below for solid butter.
Grams to Cups Converter
Choose the ingredient before converting because every ingredient has a different weight per cup.
Grams to Cups Converter
Results use the documented ingredient state and one US customary cup.
Divide the gram amount by 227 to calculate US cups. The practical fraction is a measuring aid, not a replacement for the exact gram weight.
| Grams | US cups | Practical reference |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.11 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 30 g | 0.13 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 40 g | 0.18 cups | about 1/8 cup |
| 50 g | 0.22 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 60 g | 0.26 cups | about 1/4 cup |
| 75 g | 0.33 cups | about 1/3 cup |
| 80 g | 0.35 cups | about 1/3 cup |
| 100 g | 0.44 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 120 g | 0.53 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 125 g | 0.55 cups | about 1/2 cup |
| 150 g | 0.66 cups | about 2/3 cup |
| 200 g | 0.88 cups | about 1 cup |
| 250 g | 1.1 cups | about 1 1/8 cups |
| 300 g | 1.32 cups | about 1 1/3 cups |
| 400 g | 1.76 cups | about 1 3/4 cups |
| 500 g | 2.2 cups | about 2 1/4 cups |
Use the wrapper markings on a standard US butter stick when available. For softened or melted butter, weighing the required grams gives a cleaner and more consistent result than filling a measuring cup.
Grams = cups × 227
One cup is 227 grams, one-half cup is about 114 grams and one-quarter cup is about 57 grams.
Common uses
- Cookies and pastry
- Buttercream
- Sauces and pan cooking
One US cup of butter is two sticks. American recipes move between sticks, cups, tablespoons and grams freely, so here is the whole set in one place.
| Type | Grams per US cup | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Butter, 1 cup | 227 g | Two US sticks. |
| Butter, 1 stick | 113 g | Half a cup, or 8 tablespoons. |
| Butter, 1 tablespoon | 14 g | One-eighth of a stick. |
| Margarine | 227 g | Matches butter closely by volume. |
| Shortening | 191 g | Lighter per cup than butter. |
| Coconut oil, solid | 218 g | Slightly lighter than butter. |
European butter is usually sold in 250 g blocks rather than sticks, so a recipe calling for one stick needs 113 g cut from the block, not half of it.
Comparison figures are typical published US baking references. Only the butter, 1 cup value above is part of this site's sourced dataset.
Butter has a stable reference weight, but recipes can specify cold, softened, melted or clarified butter. The weight stays close, while the best measuring method and the ingredient's behavior in a recipe can change.
The converter does not assume that every cup weighs 237 or 250 grams. It uses the documented value for the exact ingredient and state selected.
If a product label or recipe publisher supplies a different gram weight for one cup, follow that recipe-specific value for the closest match to the original testing.
Method and source
How this conversion was checked
This page uses 227 grams per US cup for solid butter. One US cup is two sticks of butter.
Primary reference: King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart
Cup standard: NIST US customary cup reference
How many grams are in one cup of butter?
One US cup of solid butter uses a working reference of 227 grams on GramstoCup.co.
How many cups is 100 grams of butter?
100 grams of solid butter is 0.44 US cups.
How many grams is half a cup of butter?
Half a US cup is approximately 114 grams using the 227 gram full-cup reference.
Can the result vary by brand or method?
Yes. One US cup is two sticks of butter. Use the original recipe weight when precision is important.
Are these US cups or metric cups?
The results use a US customary cup. A metric cup is 250 milliliters and can produce a different answer.
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