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Butter

Standard unsalted butter. One US cup equals 2 sticks or 227g. Volume measurement is reliable since butter is dense and uniform.

1 cup =

227

grams

Conversion Table

All values calculated using the actual density of Butter (0.95 g/ml).

¼ cup

57g

2.0 oz

⅓ cup

76g

2.7 oz

½ cup

114g

4.0 oz

⅔ cup

151g

5.3 oz

¾ cup

170g

6.0 oz

1 cup

227g

8.0 oz

1½ cups

341g

12.0 oz

2 cups

454g

16.0 oz

Small Measure Reference

1 tablespoon

14g

1 teaspoon

5g

½ tablespoon

7g

Why density matters

Butter has a density of 0.95 g/ml. Compare that to water at 1.0 g/ml — a lighter ingredient will give a lower gram count per cup. Generic converters that assume 240g per cup for everything would give you 13g more than the actual weight — which can ruin precision bakes.

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