Fats & Oils
Convert grams of butter to tablespoons
One gram of butter weighs about 0.07 tbsp, and half a gram comes to roughly 0.035 tbsp. Enter any amount below to convert it, or use the chart further down as a quick reference while you cook.
1 g of butter =
0.07 tbsp
About 1/8 tbsp in recipe notation
- ml
- 1.04
- cup
- 0.0044
Butter: 227 g per US cup · USDA FoodData Central. One US cup of butter is 2 sticks = 227 g = 8 oz. European blocks are usually 250 g, which is 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon.
Full butter chart →Butter at a glance
Every number on this page comes from a single figure: 227 grams per US cup (USDA FoodData Central).
- 1 cup
- 227 g
- 1 tablespoon
- 14.2 g
- 1 teaspoon
- 4.73 g
- 1 cup in ounces
- 8.01 oz
- 100 g in cups
- 0.441 cups
- Density
- 0.96 g/ml
grams to tablespoons chart for butter
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| Grams | Cups (US) | Tablespoons (US) | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.044 cup | 0.705 tbsp | 10.4 ml |
| 25 g | 0.11 cup | 1.76 tbsp | 26.1 ml |
| 50 g | 0.22 cup | 3.52 tbsp | 52.1 ml |
| 75 g | 0.33 cup | 5.29 tbsp | 78.2 ml |
| 100 g | 0.441 cup | 7.05 tbsp | 104 ml |
| 125 g | 0.551 cup | 8.81 tbsp | 130 ml |
| 150 g | 0.661 cup | 10.6 tbsp | 156 ml |
| 200 g | 0.881 cup | 14.1 tbsp | 208 ml |
| 250 g | 1.1 cup | 17.6 tbsp | 261 ml |
| 500 g | 2.2 cup | 35.2 tbsp | 521 ml |
| 1000 g | 4.41 cup | 70.5 tbsp | 1042 ml |
How this conversion is calculated
Volume-to-weight conversions are only as good as the density behind them. We treat butter as 227 g per US customary cup, which works out to 0.959 g/ml. From there:
- Your grams figure is converted into millilitres or grams using standard unit sizes (g = 1 g).
- The density above bridges volume and weight in whichever direction you need.
- The result is rounded the way a cook would round it — to the nearest gram, or to a usable fraction such as 1/2 cups.
Measuring butter accurately
One US cup of butter is 2 sticks = 227 g = 8 oz. European blocks are usually 250 g, which is 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon.
If a recipe matters to you — bread, macarons, anything with a tight hydration or ratio — weigh it. A £10 digital scale removes the single largest source of variation in home baking, and it is faster than washing three measuring cups.
When cups are fine
- Liquids measured in a proper jug, where volume is the honest unit anyway.
- Forgiving savoury cooking: soups, stews, stir-fries, marinades.
- Small amounts of leaveners and spices, as long as you use level spoons.
Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 gram of butter?
1 gram of butter is 0.07 tbsp. This is based on a density of 227 g per US cup.
How many tablespoons are in 2 grams of butter?
2 grams of butter is 0.141 tbsp, and 0.035 tbsp for half a gram.
How much is 100 g of butter in cups?
100 g of butter is about 1/2 cups. Weight is always the more reliable measurement, so use a scale when the recipe gives grams.
Why do other sites give a different number for butter?
One US cup of butter is 2 sticks = 227 g = 8 oz. European blocks are usually 250 g, which is 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon.
Do UK and Australian cups give the same result?
No. A US customary cup is 236.6 ml, a metric cup used in Australia and New Zealand is 250 ml, and an old UK imperial cup is 284 ml. Our default is the US cup, but you can pick metric cups in the converter.