Lard — Measurement Converter
A US cup of lard weighs 205 g. Working back the other way, 100 g is about 1/2 cup and 250 g is about 1 1/4 cups. Use the calculator for any amount in between.
💡 Tip: Measure lard at cool room temperature, pressed firmly into the cup to push out air pockets, then levelled — the same packed method used for shortening. Straight-from-fridge lard is too hard to pack accurately, and melted lard over-fills.
Lard cup measurements, in grams
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 25.6 | 0.9 |
| 1/4 | 51.3 | 1.81 |
| 1/3 | 68.3 | 2.41 |
| 1/2 | 103 | 3.62 |
| 2/3 | 137 | 4.82 |
| 3/4 | 154 | 5.42 |
| 1 | 205 | 7.23 |
| 1 1/2 | 308 | 10.8 |
| 2 | 410 | 14.5 |
Lard by weight: grams to cups
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 1/8 tbsp | 0.53 |
| 25 | 2 tbsp | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 1/2 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1/2 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 3/4 cup | 5.29 |
| 200 | 1 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 1 1/8 cups | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 1/4 cups | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/2 cups | 10.6 |
| 500 | 2 1/2 cups | 17.6 |
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, so one tablespoon of lard weighs roughly 12.8 g — and a teaspoon 4.27 g.
How lard compares with other fats & oils
At 205 g per cup, lard is the lightest of the 8 fats & oils charted on this site. At the other end of the range, margarine weighs 227 g — 11% more for the very same cup.
It weighs the same per cup as beef tallow (205 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is 1 cup of lard?
- Reckon on 205 grams per US cup of lard — about 7.23 ounces.
- How much does a cup of lard weigh?
- 1 cup of lard weighs about 205 g.
- How many grams is ½ cup of lard?
- ½ cup is about 102 g.
- How many grams is ¼ cup of lard?
- ¼ cup is about 51 g.
- How many grams is ⅔ cup of lard?
- ⅔ cup is about 137 g.
- How many cups are in a 1 lb block of lard?
- A 1 lb block (454 g) is about 2¼ cups.
- How many grams is a tablespoon of lard?
- 1 tablespoon of lard is about 12.8 grams (a teaspoon is roughly 4.27 g).
- How many cups is 100g of lard?
- 100 grams of lard is about 1/2 cup.
- Why do my numbers differ slightly?
- Temperature and state matter. Solid fat straight from the fridge traps air pockets when packed into a cup, while the same fat melted pours level — so weigh it if the recipe is delicate.