How much does a cup of butter weigh?
A cup of butter weighs about 240 g with a 250 mL Canadian cup, and 227 g with a US cup. A tablespoon of butter weighs about 14 g.
Canadian butter blocks and US sticks
In Canada, butter is mostly sold in 454 g blocks (1 pound), about 2 US cups or 1 ⅞ cups of 250 mL. American recipes often call for sticks: one stick weighs 113 g, which is ½ cup or 8 tablespoons. Four sticks make a pound, like a Canadian block.
Melted butter takes up a little less room than cold butter, but its weight stays the same. Weighing is the simplest way to follow a butter recipe.
Butter: cups to grams chart
| Amount | Canadian cup | US cup |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 60 g | 57 g |
| ⅓ cup | 80 g | 76 g |
| ½ cup | 120 g | 114 g |
| ⅔ cup | 160 g | 151 g |
| ¾ cup | 180 g | 170 g |
| 1 cup | 240 g | 227 g |
| 1 ½ cups | 360 g | 341 g |
| 2 cups | 480 g | 454 g |
| 3 cups | 720 g | 681 g |
| 1 tbsp | 14 g | 14 g |
| 1 tsp | 4.8 g | 4.7 g |
Butter sticks in grams
| Sticks | US cups | Tbsp | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | ¼ | 4 | 57 g |
| 1 | ½ | 8 | 113 g |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | 227 g |
| 4 | 2 | 32 | 454 g |