Butter Conversion Chart: Grams in a Stick of Butter

A stick of butter is one of the most common measures in American baking, but the wrapper almost never lists grams. This butter conversion chart fills that gap with exact weights, so you can bake by weight whether a recipe speaks in sticks, cups, or metric grams. One standard US stick weighs 113 grams, which is 4 ounces or half a cup.

Below are the grams in a stick of butter, the grams in a tablespoon of butter, and how a US stick stacks up against a European 250 gram block. Every figure comes from published conversion tables and the USDA butterfat standard, so the math holds up for cookies, frosting, and pastry alike.

How Many Grams in a Stick of Butter?

One standard US stick of butter weighs 113 grams. More precisely it is 113.4 grams, which most recipes round to 113 g. That single stick also equals 4 ounces, a quarter of a pound, half a cup, and 8 tablespoons.

American butter is sold in one pound boxes of 454 grams, split into four wrapped sticks of about 113 grams each. So a full box holds 454 g, and each stick is exactly one quarter of that weight.

One US stick of butter equals 113 grams, 4 ounces, half a cup, and 8 tablespoons. Learn that single line and most butter math becomes quick mental work.

Butter Conversion Chart: Sticks, Cups, and Grams

Keep this butter conversion chart within reach for any recipe. It maps sticks, cups, and tablespoons to grams and ounces using the standard 113 grams per stick. To flip a weight the other way, our grams to ounces converter does it instantly.

How Many Tablespoons in a Stick of Butter?

There are 8 tablespoons in a stick of butter. Because a stick is 113 grams, the grams in a tablespoon of butter come to about 14 grams, or 14.2 g if you want to be exact. A teaspoon of butter is close to 4.7 grams.

That makes small amounts simple to hit. Two tablespoons of butter weigh 28 grams, three tablespoons land near 43 grams, and you can size any pat with our tablespoons to grams converter.

How much is half a stick of butter?

Half a stick of butter is 4 tablespoons, which weighs 57 grams or 2 ounces. It matches a quarter cup, so a recipe that needs 1/4 cup butter in grams calls for about 57 g.

How Many Sticks of Butter in One Cup?

There are 2 sticks of butter in one cup. One cup of butter in grams is 227 grams, sometimes written as 226.8 g, which is also 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces.

Recipes often ask for part of a cup, so the fractions matter. For 1 cup butter in grams, the total is 227 g. People often type the smaller amounts as search shorthand, and the answers are steady: 1 3 cup butter in grams is about 76 grams, 1 2 cup butter grams is 113 grams, and 1 4 cup butter grams is 57 grams. For amounts a chart skips, our cups to grams converter covers any recipe.

Two sticks make one cup of butter, 227 grams. Four sticks fill a one pound box at 454 grams.

What about a cup and a half of butter?

For bigger bakes, 1 1/2 cups of butter is 340 grams, or three sticks. Two cups of butter is 454 grams, exactly one American pound box of four sticks.

US Sticks vs European Butter Blocks

Outside North America, butter usually arrives as a solid 250 gram block rather than wrapped sticks. A 250 g European block equals about 2.21 US sticks, so it holds a little more than one cup of butter.

The larger difference is fat content. A 1923 act of Congress requires American butter to contain at least 80 percent milkfat, per the USDA butter standard, while European butter is churned to about 82 percent, as Erren's Kitchen documents. That extra fat means slightly less water, which changes how pastry and cookies bake.

A European 250 gram block holds about 2.21 US sticks. Swap it for two US sticks and you fall roughly 24 grams short of the recipe.

Weigh Butter Without a Scale or Wrapper

If your butter came in a tub or the wrapper markings have rubbed off, you can still hit the right weight. Cold butter holds its shape, so you can slice a 113 gram stick into 8 even pieces, each about one tablespoon or 14 grams.

For anything softened or oddly shaped, a quick photo estimate helps. Point your phone at the butter, read the weight in grams, then match it to this chart. The same weigh-by-grams habit works for dry goods, as our cup of flour in grams guide shows.

Butter Conversion Questions

How many grams are in a stick of butter?

One US stick of butter is 113 grams, or 113.4 g to be exact. That equals 4 ounces, half a cup, and 8 tablespoons, the numbers used across this butter conversion chart.

How many tablespoons are in a stick of butter?

A stick of butter holds 8 tablespoons. Each tablespoon weighs about 14 grams, so half a stick of butter is 4 tablespoons or 57 grams.

What is 1 cup of butter in grams?

One cup of butter in grams is 227 grams, the weight of 2 sticks or 16 tablespoons. A half cup of butter is 113 grams, and a quarter cup is 57 grams.

Is a European butter block the same as a US stick?

No. A European block is 250 grams, while a US stick is 113 grams. One block is about 2.21 sticks, and European butter also carries roughly 82 percent fat versus the US minimum of 80 percent.

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