How many grams is ¼ cup of butter?
Answer
57 g
¼ cup of butter is about 57 grams, or 2 ounces. That works out from USDA's figure of roughly 227 g for a full US cup (236.6 mL).
In the US, one stick of butter is ½ cup or 8 tablespoons, which is about 113 g (USDA rounds a cup to 227 g, so the chart shows 114 g).
Butter: cups and spoons to grams
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 57 g | 2 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 76 g | 2.7 oz |
| ½ cup | 114 g | 4 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 151 g | 5.3 oz |
| ¾ cup | 170 g | 6 oz |
| 1 cup | 227 g | 8 oz |
| 2 cups | 454 g | 16 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 14 g | 0.5 oz |
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173430, Butter, without salt. USDA lists 1 cup = 227 g. Weights are approximate.
Measuring tip
Solid fats are easiest to measure by weight or with the markings on the wrapper. Oils and melted fats can go straight into a liquid measuring cup.