Ingredient Conversion
Convert butter from cups into grams with rounded kitchen-friendly values and a quick reference table.
1 US cup of butter is about 227 grams.
That means 1/2 cup is about 113 grams, 1/4 cup is about 57 grams, and 2 cups is about 454 grams.
Butter behaves more consistently by weight than many dry ingredients, which is why many baking formulas prefer grams.
To convert cups to grams, multiply the cup amount by the grams-per-cup reference for the ingredient. On this page, the working reference is about 227 grams per US cup.
This is helpful for rewriting cup-based recipes into weight-based prep notes, especially when you want better consistency from batch to batch.
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | About 57 g |
| 0.5 | About 113 g |
| 0.75 | About 170 g |
| 1 | About 227 g |
| 1.5 | About 340 g |
| 2 | About 454 g |
| 2.5 | About 567 g |
| 3 | About 681 g |
| 4 | About 908 g |
This page is useful when a recipe gives butter in cups but you want to weigh it for more accurate measuring, easier scaling, or faster repeat prep.
It is especially helpful in baking, where small differences in cup filling can change the final result.
A practical US cup reference for Butter is about 227 grams.
Butter behaves more consistently by weight than many dry ingredients, which is why many baking formulas prefer grams.
If you want more consistent results or easier scaling, converting butter into grams is usually worth it.
Use the main cups-to-grams converter for other ingredients, cup standards, and custom values.