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Butter: Grams to Cups

A dairy fat that adds richness, flavor, and structure to baked goods and sauces. One US cup weighs about 227g — about 1.8× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour.

227g per US cup Dairy

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Quick Conversion Table for Butter

The most commonly searched gram amounts, converted to cups automatically.

Grams Cups
25g 0.11 cups
50g 0.22 cups≈ ¼ cup
75g 0.33 cups≈ ⅓ cup
100g 0.44 cups≈ ½ cup
125g 0.55 cups≈ ½ cup
150g 0.66 cups≈ ⅔ cup
200g 0.88 cups
250g 1.10 cups
300g 1.32 cups≈ 1 ⅓ cups
500g 2.20 cups≈ 2 ¼ cups
1000g 4.41 cups≈ 4 ⅓ cups

About Butter

A dairy fat that adds richness, flavor, and structure to baked goods and sauces.

Butter belongs to the Dairy group on GramToCup, alongside other ingredients measured the same way in most kitchens. It shows up most often in cookies & cakes, pastry & pie crust, sautéing. Its density of 227g per US cup is what this calculator uses to convert between grams and cups automatically — no manual lookup required.

Why Butter Has This Density

Butter is a solid fat at room temperature, and its density reflects how much water and air get worked into it when it's softened, whipped, or packed — softer or more aerated fat weighs less for the same cup.

A cup of butter is about 1.8× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup), even though both fill the same 1-cup measuring cup.

Common mistake: Eyeballing a chunk instead of using the wrapper markings or a scale, which is one of the least accurate ways to measure it.

Measuring Tips for Butter

Use the tablespoon markings on the wrapper for small amounts of butter, or press it firmly into a dry measuring cup and level the top for a full-cup measurement.

When a recipe needs to be exact, weigh it on a kitchen scale instead of using a measuring cup at all — it removes packing and settling from the equation entirely.

Let butter come to the temperature the recipe expects (cold, room temperature, or melted) before measuring — its volume changes noticeably between states.

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Butter FAQ

100g of butter is approximately 0.44 cups, based on a density of 227g per US cup.

1 US cup of butter weighs about 227g. Use the calculator above to convert any other amount instantly.

No — the calculator above converts butter between grams and cups without a scale. A scale is only more accurate when a recipe already lists grams and you want to skip the volume measurement entirely.

Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. A cup of butter is about 1.8× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup) because the two ingredients have different densities — see the density explanation above for why.

Use the tablespoon markings on the wrapper for small amounts of butter, or press it firmly into a dry measuring cup and level the top for a full-cup measurement.

They're in the same category, but check the density first: Olive oil weighs 216g per cup versus 227g for butter. Substituting by weight (grams) keeps a recipe accurate; substituting cup-for-cup can change the result if the densities differ much.