Sticks, cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces of butter.
How the Butter Conversion works
Type an amount of butter in sticks, cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, grams, ounces or pounds and see all the others at once.
A US stick is 1/2 cup = 8 tbsp = 4 oz. USDA FoodData Central weighs 1 cup of butter at 227 g, so 1 stick is about 113.5 g (wrappers say 113 g) and 1 tbsp about 14.2 g.
Example: 3/4 cup of butter = 1 1/2 sticks = 12 tbsp = 170 g.
Butter sticks to cups, tablespoons and grams
A US stick of butter is 1/2 cup. Grams come from USDA’s 227 g per cup; the wrapper rounds a stick to 113 g.
Butter sticks to cups, tablespoons and grams| Sticks | Cups | Tablespoons | Grams | Ounces |
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| 1/2 | 1/4 | 4 | 56.8 | 2 |
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| 1 | 1/2 | 8 | 113.5 | 4 |
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| 1 1/2 | 3/4 | 12 | 170.3 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 16 | 227 | 8 |
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| 3 | 1 1/2 | 24 | 340.5 | 12 |
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| 4 | 2 | 32 | 454 | 16 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in a stick of butter?
8 tablespoons: a US stick is 1/2 cup, and a cup is 16 tablespoons.
How many grams is a stick of butter?
About 113 g, which is 4 oz (113.5 g from USDA’s 227 g per cup; the wrapper says 113 g).
How much is 100 g of butter?
About 7 tablespoons, or 0.88 of a stick. In cups that is 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp.
How many sticks of butter are in a cup?
2 sticks are in a US cup; 1/2 cup is 1 stick and 1/4 cup is half a stick (4 tbsp).