170 Grams of Butter to Cups
¾ cup in a US cup — and what that looks like with a measuring spoon
170 grams of butter is ¾ cup in a US cup. In the kitchen that is ¾ cup.
Grams weigh and cups fill, so the answer only exists once you say what is in the cup. A US cup of butter weighs 227 g, and every figure on this page comes from that one number.
It also depends on whose cup you mean, though not much at this weight. A 250 ml metric cup — the standard in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds about 5.7% more than the 236.6 ml US cup, but 170 g of butter still rounds to ¾ cup in both: 0.75 US cups against 0.71 metric.
That lands exactly on the ¾ cup measure, so no rounding is needed.
170 g of butter in each cup standard
| Cup standard | Size | Grams per cup | Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| US customary | 236.6 ml | 227 g | ¾ |
| Metric (UK, AU, NZ, CA) | 250 ml | 240 g | ¾ |
| Imperial (older UK) | 284 ml | 273 g | ⅝ |
A recipe that says "cups" without saying which one is almost always American. At 170 g it barely matters for butter — both cups round to the same measure — but on a larger batch the 5.7% gap compounds.
How to measure 170 g of butter without scales
Butter is easiest to measure from the wrapper rather than in a cup. A US stick is 113 g — half a cup — and the wrapper is printed in tablespoons, each 14.2 g.
Salted and unsalted butter weigh the same, so the conversion does not change. Softened or melted butter fills a cup slightly differently, but the weight in the recipe is the weight either way.
- Build it as ¾ cup rather than guessing at ¾ of a cup.
- 170 g is 11.98 tablespoons of butter, at 14.19 g per tablespoon.
- A digital scale removes the question entirely, and costs less than the ingredients it saves.
Nearby amounts of butter
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 g | ½ | ½ | 8.81 |
| 130 g | ⅝ | ½ | 9.16 |
| 140 g | ⅝ | ⅝ | 9.87 |
| 150 g | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.57 |
| 160 g | ⅔ | ⅔ | 11.28 |
| 175 g | ¾ | ¾ | 12.33 |
| 180 g | ¾ | ¾ | 12.69 |
| 200 g | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.1 |
170 g of something else
The same 170 g is a different number of cups for every ingredient, because they do not weigh the same for their size.
| Ingredient | Grams per US cup | US cups |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 125 g | 1⅜ |
| Sugar | 200 g | ⅞ |
170 grams in other units
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| US cups | ¾ |
| Tablespoons | 11.98 |
| Teaspoons | 35.95 |
| Ounces (weight) | 6.00 oz |
| Pounds | 0.37 lb |
| Millilitres (volume it fills) | 177 ml |
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 170 grams of butter?
170 grams of butter is ¾ cup in a US cup, based on 227 g per cup. A 250 ml metric cup rounds to the same ¾ cup.
What is the easiest way to measure 170 g of butter?
¾ cup — built from a standard cup and spoon set. Butter is easiest to measure from the wrapper rather than in a cup. A US stick is 113 g — half a cup — and the wrapper is printed in tablespoons, each 14.2 g.
Is 170 g of butter the same in cups in the UK?
Near enough. A UK, Australian, New Zealand or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US cup's 236.6 ml, so the exact answers differ — 0.75 US cups against 0.71 metric — but both round to ¾ cup, and at this weight you can use either.
Can I just use ¾ cup instead?
Yes — 170 g of butter is exactly ¾ cup, so the nearest measure is the right one.
How many ounces is 170 grams?
170 grams is 6.00 ounces by weight. Unlike cups, that answer is the same whatever you are measuring — ounces weigh, fluid ounces fill, and they are not the same unit.