Butter Sticks to Grams, Cups & Tablespoons
US recipes measure butter in sticks. 1 stick = 113 g = ½ cup = 8 tbsp = 4 oz. Convert any amount below.
sticks =
g · cup · tbsp
Butter conversion chart
| Sticks | Grams | Cups | Tbsp | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 28.4 | 1/8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1/2 | 56.7 | 1/4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 113 | 1/2 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 1/2 | 170 | 3/4 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | 227 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 3 | 340 | 1 1/2 | 24 | 12 |
| 4 | 454 | 2 | 32 | 16 |
Note: this is the US stick (113 g). UK/European butter is sold by weight (e.g. 250 g blocks), not sticks.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is 1 stick of butter?
- 1 US stick of butter is 113 grams (4 oz, ½ cup, 8 tablespoons).
- How many sticks of butter is 100 grams?
- 100 grams of butter is about 0.88 of a stick — just under one stick.
- How many sticks is 1 cup of butter?
- 1 cup of butter is 2 sticks (227 grams).
- How many tablespoons in a stick of butter?
- There are 8 tablespoons in one US stick of butter.