Margarine — Grams & Cups Converter
1 cup of margarine weighs about 227 g, which makes a tablespoon 14.2 g and a teaspoon 4.73 g. Small amounts are easier to measure with spoons than to weigh.
💡 Tip: Use the stick wrapper markings: 1 stick = ½ cup = 113 g = 8 tbsp, the same as butter
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From cups to grams: margarine
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 28.4 | 1 |
| 1/4 | 56.8 | 2 |
| 1/3 | 75.7 | 2.67 |
| 1/2 | 114 | 4 |
| 2/3 | 151 | 5.34 |
| 3/4 | 170 | 6.01 |
| 1 | 227 | 8.01 |
| 1 1/2 | 341 | 12 |
| 2 | 454 | 16 |
Margarine sticks & cup fractions in grams
US margarine comes in sticks, just like butter: 1 stick = ½ cup = 113 g = 8 tbsp. The amounts recipes ask for:
| Margarine | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 14 g |
| ¼ cup (½ stick) | 57 g |
| ⅓ cup | 76 g |
| ½ cup (1 stick) | 113 g |
| ¾ cup (1½ sticks) | 170 g |
| 1 cup (2 sticks) | 227 g |
How many cups is a given weight of margarine?
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 tbsp | 0.53 |
| 25 | 1 3/4 tbsp | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 1/2 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1/2 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 2/3 cup | 5.29 |
| 200 | 7/8 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 1 cup | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 1/8 cups | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/3 cups | 10.6 |
| 500 | 2 1/4 cups | 17.6 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 14.2 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 4.73 g.
Where margarine sits by weight
At 227 g per cup, margarine is the heaviest of the 8 fats & oils charted here — 11% heavier per cup than lard, the lightest at 205 g.
It weighs the same per cup as butter (227 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Questions people ask about margarine
- How many grams is 1 cup of margarine?
- A level US cup of margarine comes to roughly 227 g (8.01 oz on a scale).
- How many grams is ¼ cup of margarine?
- ¼ cup of margarine is about 57 grams (½ a stick).
- How many grams is ⅓ cup of margarine?
- ⅓ cup of margarine is about 76 grams.
- How many grams is ¾ cup of margarine?
- ¾ cup of margarine is about 170 grams (1½ sticks).
- How many grams is a stick of margarine?
- 1 stick of margarine is ½ cup — about 113 grams (4 oz, 8 tbsp), the same as a stick of butter.
- How many grams is a tablespoon of margarine?
- Roughly 14.2 grams. Three teaspoons make a tablespoon, so a teaspoon is about 4.73 g.
- How many cups is 100g of margarine?
- Just over or under 1/2 cup, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 100 g ÷ 227 g per cup = 1/2 cup.
- How many ounces is 1 cup of margarine?
- 1 cup of margarine is about 8.01 ounces by weight (227 g).
- 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.