Vegetable Oil: Grams to Cups
1 cup of vegetable oil = 218 grams
One US cup of vegetable oil weighs 218 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 230 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
Vegetable (soybean) oil weighs 218 g per cup on USDA FoodData Central's figure, about 13.6 g per tablespoon. Neutral oils — soybean, canola, sunflower, corn — all weigh within a gram or two of this.
Where the 218 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Oil, vegetable, soybean, refined” = 218 g (FDC ID 172370)
This site uses 218 g per US cup of vegetable oil, spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of vegetable oil?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g vegetable oil | ⅛ | ⅛ | 1.83 | 0.88 |
| 50 g vegetable oil | ¼ | ¼ | 3.67 | 1.76 |
| 75 g vegetable oil | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.5 | 2.65 |
| 100 g vegetable oil | ½ | ⅜ | 7.34 | 3.53 |
| 110 g vegetable oil | ½ | ½ | 8.07 | 3.88 |
| 120 g vegetable oil | ½ | ½ | 8.81 | 4.23 |
| 125 g vegetable oil | ⅝ | ½ | 9.17 | 4.41 |
| 130 g vegetable oil | ⅝ | 0.56 | 9.54 | 4.59 |
| 140 g vegetable oil | ⅝ | ⅝ | 10.28 | 4.94 |
| 150 g vegetable oil | ⅔ | ⅔ | 11.01 | 5.29 |
| 170 g vegetable oil | ¾ | ¾ | 12.48 | 6.00 |
| 175 g vegetable oil | ¾ | ¾ | 12.84 | 6.17 |
| 200 g vegetable oil | ⅞ | ⅞ | 14.68 | 7.05 |
| 225 g vegetable oil | 1 | 1 | 16.51 | 7.94 |
| 240 g vegetable oil | 1⅛ | 1.04 | 17.61 | 8.47 |
| 250 g vegetable oil | 1⅛ | 1⅛ | 18.35 | 8.82 |
| 275 g vegetable oil | 1¼ | 1¼ | 20.18 | 9.70 |
| 300 g vegetable oil | 1⅜ | 1⅓ | 22.02 | 10.58 |
| 350 g vegetable oil | 1⅝ | 1½ | 25.69 | 12.35 |
| 400 g vegetable oil | 1⅞ | 1¾ | 29.36 | 14.11 |
| 450 g vegetable oil | 2.06 | 1.95 | 33.03 | 15.87 |
| 500 g vegetable oil | 2⅓ | 2⅛ | 36.7 | 17.64 |
How to measure vegetable oil accurately
The 218 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the vegetable 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 vegetable oil = 218 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of vegetable oil = 230 g
- ¾ cup = 164 g
- ½ cup = 109 g
- ⅓ cup = 73 g
- ¼ cup = 55 g
- 1 tablespoon = 13.6 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of vegetable oil?
100 grams of vegetable oil is about ½ US cups, based on 218 g per cup, or ⅜ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of vegetable oil?
One US cup of vegetable oil weighs 218 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 230 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of vegetable oil?
250 grams of vegetable oil is about 1⅛ US cups, or 1⅛ metric cups.
Does a UK cup of vegetable 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 — 230 g of vegetable oil rather than 218 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of vegetable oil?
100 grams of vegetable oil is about 7.34 tablespoons.
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