How Many Grams in a Cup of Butter?
A cup of butter weighs about 227 grams. Here is the complete cup-to-gram and gram-to-cup conversion table, plus the answer to common volume-to-weight questions for butter.
Volume to Grams — Butter
Quick reference for the most common amounts. Numbers rounded to the nearest gram.
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 56.8 g |
| 1/3 cup | 75.7 g |
| 1/2 cup | 114 g |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g |
| 1 cup | 227 g |
| 1 1/2 cups | 341 g |
| 2 cups | 454 g |
| 3 cups | 681 g |
| 4 cups | 908 g |
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 4.7 g |
| 1 tbsp | 14 g |
| 2 tbsp | 28 g |
| 3 tbsp | 42 g |
| 4 tbsp | 56 g |
| 6 tbsp | 84 g |
| 8 tbsp | 112 g |
| 12 tbsp | 168 g |
| 16 tbsp | 224 g |
Grams to Cups — Butter
Have a recipe in grams and need cups? Use this reverse table.
| Grams | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.11 cups | 1.79 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.22 cups | 3.57 tbsp |
| 75 g | 0.33 cups | 5.36 tbsp |
| 100 g | 0.441 cups | 7.14 tbsp |
| 150 g | 0.661 cups | 10.7 tbsp |
| 200 g | 0.881 cups | 14.3 tbsp |
| 250 g | 1.1 cups | 17.9 tbsp |
| 300 g | 1.32 cups | 21.4 tbsp |
| 500 g | 2.2 cups | 35.7 tbsp |
| 1000 g | 4.41 cups | 71.4 tbsp |
Why does butter weigh what it weighs?
Fats and oils have remarkably consistent density compared to dry ingredients — most edible oils cluster around 0.92 g/ml, so a cup of olive oil and a cup of vegetable oil weigh nearly the same. Solid fats like butter and shortening vary more, since their packed density depends on temperature and how firmly they are pressed into the measuring cup.
For butter specifically, 1 cup weighs 227g. That is the figure to plug into recipes calling for cup measurements when you want gram precision. ChefVault stores this density (and 118 others) so you never have to look it up twice.
Recipes that originated outside the United States almost always specify weight in grams. Translating these to US cup measurements introduces error in every step. The ChefVault app handles the math automatically — paste a recipe, hit convert, get a clean weight-based version.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many grams are in 1 cup of butter?
1 cup of butter weighs approximately 227 grams.
How many grams in 1 tablespoon of butter?
1 tablespoon of butter weighs approximately 14 grams.
How many grams in 1 teaspoon of butter?
1 teaspoon of butter weighs approximately 4.7 grams.
How many grams are in 1/2 cup of butter?
1/2 cup of butter weighs about 114 grams.
How many grams are in 1/4 cup of butter?
1/4 cup of butter weighs about 56.8 grams.
How many tablespoons of butter are in 100 grams?
100 grams of butter is about 7.14 tablespoons.
Stop converting one ingredient at a time.
ChefVault converts whole recipes instantly — ingredient by ingredient, with density-aware precision.
Get ChefVault →