Butter, unsalted: How Many Grams in a Cup?
Unsalted butter is a rich cooking fat with clean flavor for baking and sautéing.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
Reference table
| Cups | g |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | 59 |
| 0.5 | 118 |
| 0.8 | 177 |
| 1.0 | 237 |
| 1.5 | 355 |
| 2.0 | 473 |
| 2.5 | 591 |
| 3.0 | 710 |
| 3.5 | 828 |
| 4.0 | 946 |
| 4.5 | 1065 |
Use in baking, sauces, roux, or for finishing vegetables and steaks.
FAQ
- Which fat percentage does this cup-to-gram table assume?
- The standard full-fat variant unless otherwise noted. Expect 1–3 g per cup difference for reduced-fat or skim.
- Does refrigerated Butter, unsalted weigh differently from room temperature?
- Fractionally — cold liquid is about 0.3 % denser than room temperature. For cooking this is negligible; for pastry work, measure at recipe temperature.