Grams to cups for butter
One US cup of butter weighs about 227 g, so 100 g is about 0.44 cups (1/2 cup). One cup is two US sticks. The calculator and table below use this figure for any amount.
Conversion table
| Grams | Cups | Closest kitchen measure |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.11 | 1/8 cup |
| 50 g | 0.22 | 1/4 cup |
| 75 g | 0.33 | 1/3 cup |
| 100 g | 0.44 | 1/2 cup |
| 125 g | 0.55 | 1/2 cup |
| 150 g | 0.66 | 2/3 cup |
| 200 g | 0.88 | 7/8 cup |
| 250 g | 1.1 | 1 cup + 1/8 |
| 300 g | 1.32 | 1 cup + 1/3 |
| 400 g | 1.76 | 1 cup + 3/4 |
| 500 g | 2.2 | 2 cups + 1/6 |
How to measure it
Butter is the easiest conversion on this site because American butter comes pre-measured. One US stick weighs 113 g, so a cup of butter is exactly two sticks, 227 g. The wrapper usually has tablespoon markings printed on it, and one tablespoon is about 14 g.
European butter sold in 250 g blocks needs a scale or the water displacement trick, since pressing soft butter into a measuring cup traps air pockets and understates the amount.
Melted versus softened does not change the weight, but it changes the recipe. Only melt butter when the recipe says to.
Density source: US stick packaging standard (113 g per stick). Method assumed: A US stick is 113 g, so a cup is two sticks.
Questions about butter
Other ingredients
See also: why conversion charts disagree and the full density data.