Butter (salted): Grams to Cups
1 cup of butter (salted) = 227 grams
One US cup of butter (salted) weighs 227 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 240 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
Salted butter weighs the same as unsalted — 227 g per cup, 113 g per US stick (USDA FoodData Central). It carries roughly ¼ teaspoon of salt per stick, so reduce the recipe's added salt when you use it.
Where the 227 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Butter, salted” = 227 g (FDC ID 173410)
- King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart: Butter, 8 tablespoons (1/2 cup) = 113 g (about 226 g per cup) (chart)
This site uses 227 g per US cup of butter (salted), spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of butter (salted)?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g butter (salted) | ⅛ | ⅛ | 1.76 | 0.88 |
| 50 g butter (salted) | ¼ | ¼ | 3.52 | 1.76 |
| 75 g butter (salted) | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.29 | 2.65 |
| 100 g butter (salted) | ½ | ⅜ | 7.05 | 3.53 |
| 110 g butter (salted) | ½ | ½ | 7.75 | 3.88 |
| 120 g butter (salted) | ½ | ½ | 8.46 | 4.23 |
| 125 g butter (salted) | ½ | ½ | 8.81 | 4.41 |
| 130 g butter (salted) | ⅝ | ½ | 9.16 | 4.59 |
| 140 g butter (salted) | ⅝ | ⅝ | 9.87 | 4.94 |
| 150 g butter (salted) | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.57 | 5.29 |
| 170 g butter (salted) | ¾ | ¾ | 11.98 | 6.00 |
| 175 g butter (salted) | ¾ | ¾ | 12.33 | 6.17 |
| 200 g butter (salted) | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.1 | 7.05 |
| 225 g butter (salted) | 1 | 0.94 | 15.86 | 7.94 |
| 240 g butter (salted) | 1.06 | 1 | 16.92 | 8.47 |
| 250 g butter (salted) | 1⅛ | 1.04 | 17.62 | 8.82 |
| 275 g butter (salted) | 1¼ | 1⅛ | 19.38 | 9.70 |
| 300 g butter (salted) | 1⅓ | 1¼ | 21.15 | 10.58 |
| 350 g butter (salted) | 1½ | 1½ | 24.67 | 12.35 |
| 400 g butter (salted) | 1¾ | 1⅔ | 28.19 | 14.11 |
| 450 g butter (salted) | 2 | 1⅞ | 31.72 | 15.87 |
| 500 g butter (salted) | 2¼ | 2⅛ | 35.24 | 17.64 |
How to measure butter (salted) accurately
The 227 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the butter (salted) into a dry measuring cup and sweep the top flat with a straight edge. Scooping the cup through the bag compacts it and gives a heavier cup.
- 1 US cup of butter (salted) = 227 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of butter (salted) = 240 g
- ¾ cup = 170 g
- ½ cup = 114 g
- ⅓ cup = 76 g
- ¼ cup = 57 g
- 1 tablespoon = 14.2 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of butter (salted)?
100 grams of butter (salted) is about ½ US cups, based on 227 g per cup, or ⅜ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of butter (salted)?
One US cup of butter (salted) weighs 227 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 240 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of butter (salted)?
250 grams of butter (salted) is about 1⅛ US cups, or 1.04 metric cups.
Does a UK cup of butter (salted) weigh the same as a US cup?
No. A UK, Australian or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US 236.6 ml, so it holds about 5.7% more — 240 g of butter (salted) rather than 227 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of butter (salted)?
100 grams of butter (salted) is about 7.05 tablespoons.
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