Vegetable Oil — Grams & Cups Converter
1 cup of vegetable oil (also called canola oil, sunflower oil) weighs about 218 g. So 100 g ≈ 1/2 cup, 200 g ≈ 7/8 cup, and 300 g ≈ 1 3/8 cups. Convert any amount between grams, cups, ounces, tablespoons and millilitres with the calculator below.
💡 Tip: Vegetable oil weighs about 218 g per cup, like most oils. It's neutral-flavoured and swaps 1:1 with canola or avocado oil.
Cups to grams chart for vegetable oil
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 54.5 | 1.92 |
| 1/3 | 72.7 | 2.56 |
| 1/2 | 109 | 3.84 |
| 2/3 | 145 | 5.13 |
| 3/4 | 164 | 5.77 |
| 1 | 218 | 7.69 |
| 1 1/2 | 327 | 11.5 |
| 2 | 436 | 15.4 |
| 3 | 654 | 23.1 |
Grams to cups chart for vegetable oil
| Grams | Cups | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 25 | 1/8 | 0.88 |
| 50 | 1/4 | 1.76 |
| 75 | 1/3 | 2.65 |
| 100 | 1/2 | 3.53 |
| 125 | 5/8 | 4.41 |
| 150 | 2/3 | 5.29 |
| 200 | 7/8 | 7.05 |
| 250 | 1 1/8 | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 3/8 | 10.6 |
| 500 | 2 1/3 | 17.6 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 13.6 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 4.54 g.
Oil swaps: vegetable, canola, sunflower, avocado
Neutral cooking oils are close enough in density that you can treat them as interchangeable: about 218g per cup, or 13.6g per tablespoon. So a recipe calling for vegetable oil takes canola, sunflower or light avocado oil 1:1 with no math.
Subbing oil for butter? Use about ⅞ as much oil by volume (butter is ~80% fat, oil is pure fat). The result is moister and denser — great for quick breads and brownies, less so for cakes that rely on creamed butter for lift.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is 1 cup of vegetable oil?
- 1 US cup of vegetable oil weighs about 218 grams (7.69 ounces).
- How many cups is 100g of vegetable oil?
- 100 grams of vegetable oil is about 1/2 cup.
- How many cups is 200g of vegetable oil?
- 200 grams of vegetable oil is about 7/8 cup.
- How many cups is 250g of vegetable oil?
- 250 grams of vegetable oil is about 1 1/8 cups.
- How many cups is 300g of vegetable oil?
- 300 grams of vegetable oil is about 1 3/8 cups.
- How many cups is 500g of vegetable oil?
- 500 grams of vegetable oil is about 2 1/3 cups.
- How many grams is ½ cup of vegetable oil?
- Half a US cup of vegetable oil is about 109 grams.
- How much does 1 cup of vegetable oil weigh?
- 1 cup of vegetable oil weighs about 218 grams, or roughly 7.69 ounces.
- How many grams in a tablespoon of vegetable oil?
- About 13.6 grams per tablespoon (and roughly 4.54 g per teaspoon).
- Why do my numbers differ slightly?
- Density changes with how the vegetable oil is packed, sifted or measured. For precise baking, weigh with a scale instead of using cups.
- How many grams is 1 cup of vegetable oil?
- 1 cup of vegetable oil is about 218g (7.7 ounces), and 2 cups is 436g.
- How many grams in a tablespoon of vegetable oil?
- About 13.6g per tablespoon; ¼ cup is about 54g.
- Is vegetable oil the same weight as canola or sunflower oil?
- Near enough — most liquid cooking oils weigh about 218g per cup, so vegetable, canola, sunflower and avocado oil all swap 1:1 by volume and by weight.
- Can I replace butter with vegetable oil?
- Often, yes. As a starting point use about ⅞ cup of oil for 1 cup of butter, since butter is roughly 80% fat and oil is 100% fat. Oil makes a moister, denser crumb and works best in muffins, quick breads and brownies rather than creamed cakes.
- How many ml is 1 cup of vegetable oil?
- About 237 ml — a US cup — usually rounded to 240 ml.