Butter

Half a cup of butter in grams

½ cup of butter weighs 113 g (3.99 oz) in US cups (1 US stick).

½ cup of butter in grams

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½ cup of butter is

113 g

3.99 oz 118 ml of volume

227 g per cup · Source: USDA

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Half a cup of butter in grams by cup size

½ cup of butter in grams for each cup standard
CupmlGrams
US customary cup 118 113
US legal cup 120 115
Metric cup 125 120
Imperial cup 142 136

The cup you use changes the answer by up to 23 g: ½ metric cup of butter weighs 120 g and ½ imperial cup 136 g.

How to measure ½ cup of butter

  1. Use 1 US stick, cut at the wrapper marks.
  2. Without a cup measure, use 8 tbsp.
Sticks. One US stick of butter is ½ cup, 8 tablespoons and 113 g.

Questions people ask

Is ½ cup of melted butter still 113 g?

Yes. Melting does not change the weight, so measure it after melting if the recipe says "½ cup melted butter".

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