A plant fat that is solid at room temperature and liquid when warmed, popular in baking. One US cup weighs about 218g — about 1.7× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour.
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The most commonly searched gram amounts, converted to cups automatically.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25g | 0.11 cups |
| 50g | 0.23 cups≈ ¼ cup |
| 75g | 0.34 cups≈ ⅓ cup |
| 100g | 0.46 cups≈ ½ cup |
| 125g | 0.57 cups≈ ½ cup |
| 150g | 0.69 cups≈ ⅔ cup |
| 200g | 0.92 cups |
| 250g | 1.15 cups |
| 300g | 1.38 cups≈ 1 ⅓ cups |
| 500g | 2.29 cups≈ 2 ⅓ cups |
| 1000g | 4.59 cups≈ 4 ⅔ cups |
A plant fat that is solid at room temperature and liquid when warmed, popular in baking.
Coconut oil belongs to the Oils group on GramToCup, alongside other ingredients measured the same way in most kitchens. It shows up most often in vegan baking, dairy-free butter substitute, sautéing. Its density of 218g per US cup is what this calculator uses to convert between grams and cups automatically — no manual lookup required.
Coconut oil 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 coconut oil is about 1.7× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup), even though both fill the same 1-cup measuring cup.
Common mistake: Mixing up solid and melted measurements — the same recipe amount can differ noticeably in weight between the two states.
Measure coconut oil solid and firmly packed if the recipe calls for it solid, or melt it first if the recipe specifies melted — the two methods give different weights for the same cup line.
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 coconut oil come to the temperature the recipe expects (cold, room temperature, or melted) before measuring — its volume changes noticeably between states.
100g of coconut oil is approximately 0.46 cups, based on a density of 218g per US cup.
1 US cup of coconut oil weighs about 218g. Use the calculator above to convert any other amount instantly.
No — the calculator above converts coconut oil 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 coconut oil is about 1.7× heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (125g/cup) because the two ingredients have different densities — see the density explanation above for why.
Measure coconut oil solid and firmly packed if the recipe calls for it solid, or melt it first if the recipe specifies melted — the two methods give different weights for the same cup line.
They're in the same category, but check the density first: Butter weighs 227g per cup versus 218g for coconut oil. Substituting by weight (grams) keeps a recipe accurate; substituting cup-for-cup can change the result if the densities differ much.