How much does one stick of butter weigh?

A standard US stick of butter is 113 g (4 oz), equal to ½ cup or 8 tablespoons — the wrapper markings on US butter packaging follow this same 8-tablespoon-per-stick division, which is why sticks and tablespoons convert so cleanly.

Why isn't 1 cup exactly 2× a stick in some charts?

This tool uses 227 g per cup (2 × 113.5 g, rounded), matching King Arthur Baking's published reference. Small rounding differences (226 g vs 227 g) show up across sources because a stick's precise weight is 113.4 g; the practical difference in a recipe is negligible.

Does salted vs. unsalted butter weigh differently?

No — the weight-to-volume ratio is effectively the same for salted and unsalted butter, since salt makes up a tiny fraction of the total weight. Use the same conversion regardless of which one a recipe calls for.

My butter isn't in US sticks — how do I use this?

Enter your amount in grams or ounces instead (whatever your packaging shows) and the calculator converts it into sticks, cups and tablespoons for recipes written in US measurements, or vice versa for a metric recipe.

Butter Conversion Calculator

Convert butter between US sticks, cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces in one calculator, using the standard 1 stick = 113 g = ½ cup reference.

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Formula: Grams = amount × (113 g/stick, 227 g/cup, 14.2 g/tbsp, 28.35 g/oz); other units = grams ÷ that unit's gram value

Worked examples

2 sticks of butter
The most common recipe reference point — 2 sticks is exactly 1 cup of butter.
250 g of butter
A metric-recipe amount converted into US sticks, cups and tablespoons.
3 tablespoons of butter
A small baking amount, showing the converter works below a full stick.

What this calculator does

This tool converts butter between the five units recipes most commonly use — US sticks, cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces — in a single calculator. Enter an amount and the unit you're starting from, and it returns the equivalent in every other unit at once, so you don't need to look up multiple separate conversions for the same amount.

The conversion reference

Values come from King Arthur Baking Company's published ingredient weight chart, the same source this hub's cups-to-grams converter cites, one of the most widely used home-baking density references. The standard US butter stick is 113 g (4 oz), equal to ½ cup or 8 tablespoons — a division baked directly into how US butter packaging is marked, which is why sticks and tablespoons convert so cleanly into each other without any density ambiguity, unlike converting a cup of flour or sugar to grams.

Why some conversion charts show slightly different numbers

Different sources round a stick's precise weight (113.4 g) differently — some round to 113 g, others to 114 g, and cup conversions compound that small difference since a cup is roughly two sticks. This calculator uses 113 g per stick and 227 g per cup, matching King Arthur Baking's published reference. The practical difference between competing roundings (a gram or two either way) is negligible in any recipe — ovens and ingredient variation introduce far more variability than rounding a stick's weight to the nearest gram.

Salted versus unsalted butter

The weight-to-volume conversion is effectively identical for salted and unsalted butter, since salt makes up a tiny fraction of a stick's total weight and doesn't meaningfully change its density. Use the same conversion figures regardless of which type a recipe calls for — the distinction between salted and unsalted matters for flavor and recipe balance, not for how the unit conversion itself works.

When you'd use each unit

US recipes typically specify butter in sticks, cups or tablespoons; European and many international recipes specify grams; and ounces occasionally appear in older US recipes or when working from packaging weight rather than a recipe's stated measurement. If your butter's packaging shows a weight in grams or ounces rather than sticks, enter that figure directly rather than trying to estimate how many US sticks it corresponds to first — the calculator handles that conversion for you in either direction.

A quick reference point

Two sticks of butter is exactly 1 cup — the single most useful mental shortcut for reading a US recipe at a glance, since half of all US butter measurements in baking recipes land on either a whole stick or a whole cup.

This tool gives a standard ingredient-weight conversion from a published reference. It is not medical or dietary advice.

Frequently asked questions

How much does one stick of butter weigh?: A standard US stick of butter is 113 g (4 oz), equal to ½ cup or 8 tablespoons — the wrapper markings on US butter packaging follow this same 8-tablespoon-per-stick division, which is why sticks and tablespoons convert so cleanly.
Why isn't 1 cup exactly 2× a stick in some charts?: This tool uses 227 g per cup (2 × 113.5 g, rounded), matching King Arthur Baking's published reference. Small rounding differences (226 g vs 227 g) show up across sources because a stick's precise weight is 113.4 g; the practical difference in a recipe is negligible.
Does salted vs. unsalted butter weigh differently?: No — the weight-to-volume ratio is effectively the same for salted and unsalted butter, since salt makes up a tiny fraction of the total weight. Use the same conversion regardless of which one a recipe calls for.
My butter isn't in US sticks — how do I use this?: Enter your amount in grams or ounces instead (whatever your packaging shows) and the calculator converts it into sticks, cups and tablespoons for recipes written in US measurements, or vice versa for a metric recipe.

These calculators give general estimates from published formulas. They are not medical advice and do not account for your individual health; talk to a qualified professional before changing your diet or training.