Olive Oil: Grams to Cups
1 cup of olive oil = 216 grams
One US cup of olive oil weighs 216 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 228 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
Olive oil weighs 216 g per cup (USDA FoodData Central) — about 13.5 g per tablespoon. Oil is lighter than water, so a cup of oil weighs about 9% less than a cup of water.
Where the 216 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Oil, olive, salad or cooking” = 216 g (FDC ID 171413)
This site uses 216 g per US cup of olive oil, spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of olive oil?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g olive oil | ⅛ | ⅛ | 1.85 | 0.88 |
| 50 g olive oil | ¼ | ¼ | 3.7 | 1.76 |
| 75 g olive oil | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.56 | 2.65 |
| 100 g olive oil | ½ | 0.44 | 7.41 | 3.53 |
| 110 g olive oil | ½ | ½ | 8.15 | 3.88 |
| 120 g olive oil | ½ | ½ | 8.89 | 4.23 |
| 125 g olive oil | ⅝ | ½ | 9.26 | 4.41 |
| 130 g olive oil | ⅝ | ⅝ | 9.63 | 4.59 |
| 140 g olive oil | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.37 | 4.94 |
| 150 g olive oil | ⅔ | ⅔ | 11.11 | 5.29 |
| 170 g olive oil | ¾ | ¾ | 12.59 | 6.00 |
| 175 g olive oil | 0.81 | ¾ | 12.96 | 6.17 |
| 200 g olive oil | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.81 | 7.05 |
| 225 g olive oil | 1.04 | 1 | 16.67 | 7.94 |
| 240 g olive oil | 1⅛ | 1.05 | 17.78 | 8.47 |
| 250 g olive oil | 1⅛ | 1⅛ | 18.52 | 8.82 |
| 275 g olive oil | 1¼ | 1¼ | 20.37 | 9.70 |
| 300 g olive oil | 1⅜ | 1⅓ | 22.22 | 10.58 |
| 350 g olive oil | 1⅝ | 1½ | 25.93 | 12.35 |
| 400 g olive oil | 1⅞ | 1¾ | 29.63 | 14.11 |
| 450 g olive oil | 2⅛ | 2 | 33.33 | 15.87 |
| 500 g olive oil | 2⅓ | 2¼ | 37.04 | 17.64 |
How to measure olive oil accurately
The 216 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the olive oil 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 olive oil = 216 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of olive oil = 228 g
- ¾ cup = 162 g
- ½ cup = 108 g
- ⅓ cup = 72 g
- ¼ cup = 54 g
- 1 tablespoon = 13.5 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of olive oil?
100 grams of olive oil is about ½ US cups, based on 216 g per cup, or 0.44 metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of olive oil?
One US cup of olive oil weighs 216 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 228 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of olive oil?
250 grams of olive oil is about 1⅛ US cups, or 1⅛ metric cups.
Does a UK cup of olive oil 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 — 228 g of olive oil rather than 216 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of olive oil?
100 grams of olive oil is about 7.41 tablespoons.