½ cup butter in grams
½ cup of butter = 114 grams · 4 oz · 8 tbsp
That is half a cup, packed in with no air pockets, or cut from the stick. A full US cup of butter weighs 227 g, so ½ cup comes to 114 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 227 g per US cup (236.6 ml), packed rather than spooned. Last reviewed .
How ½ cup of butter works out
One US cup of butter weighs 227 grams, so multiply by 0.5 to get half a cup: 227 × 0.5 = 114 g. In the other direction, 114 g of butter divided by 227 brings you back to ½ cup.
If you have no scales, ½ cup is 8 level tablespoons of butter (24 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 120 g.
Tip: Use the tablespoon lines printed on a US stick's wrapper to cut exactly what you need. One stick is ½ cup / 113g; two sticks make a full cup.
Other butter amounts
½ cup of butter: common questions
How many grams is ½ cup of butter?
½ cup of butter weighs about 114 grams (4 oz), based on a full US cup of butter weighing 227 grams.
How many tablespoons is ½ cup of butter?
8 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 24 teaspoons.
Is ½ cup the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so ½ cup of butter is 120 grams by the metric cup against 114 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full butter cups to grams tables.