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Butter Stick to Grams

Convert US butter sticks to grams, cups, tablespoons, ounces and pounds. Enter a value, choose the units, then press Convert.

Written and reviewed by SM Arijul Islam · Last reviewed 27 October 2026 · Editorial standards · Report an error

About the Butter Stick to Grams

A standard US butter stick weighs 113.398 grams, is ½ cup by volume and measures 8 tablespoons. That makes a stick the handiest bridge between American recipes, which count sticks and cups, and metric recipes, which weigh butter in grams.

Butter is about 911 g per litre, so a cup is 226.8 g and a tablespoon is 14.17 g. These are volumetric approximations; if a pastry recipe gives grams, use the weight, because how firmly the butter is packed into a cup can move the total by several percent.

How the calculation works

1 US stick = 113.398 g = ½ cup = 8 tbsp = 4 oz.
1 cup = 2 sticks = 226.796 g.
1 tablespoon = 14.1748 g; 1 teaspoon = 4.7249 g.
1 pound = 4 sticks = 453.592 g.

Reference values

Common butter measures
Butter amount	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
½ stick	56.7 g	2 oz	4 tbsp
1 stick	113.4 g	4 oz	8 tbsp
1½ sticks	170.1 g	6 oz	12 tbsp
2 sticks (1 cup)	226.8 g	8 oz	16 tbsp
1 pound	453.6 g	16 oz	32 tbsp

Worked example: scaling a US recipe

A recipe calling for 1½ sticks needs 170.1 g, 12 tbsp or ¾ cup. A 250 g block of European butter is 2.2 US sticks, so weigh 250 g rather than trying to cut a neat stick count. A 1 lb block is 4 sticks, 2 cups or 32 tbsp.

If a recipe gives cups and you have a scale, weigh the butter. Packing butter into a cup can vary the total by several percent, and that is enough to change the texture of shortbread, pastry or buttercream. For laminated dough, where the butter is a sheet, use the weight stated in the formula.

Measuring butter without a scale

If you have no scale, the water-displacement method is accurate enough for baking. Put a known volume of cold water in a measuring jug, then submerge the butter. One gram of butter displaces about 1.087 mL, so a 113 g stick raises the level by roughly 123 mL. Read the difference and divide by 1.087 to get grams.

The tablespoon markings on a wrapper are a reasonable fallback, but only if the wrapper is for the same stick size. European blocks are often printed in grams only, and Australian blocks may be 250 g with no divisions at all. For anything where texture matters — laminated dough, shortbread, buttercream — weigh the butter rather than spooning it.

Frequently asked questions

Is a stick of butter always 113 g?

In the United States, yes: ¼ pound, or 113.4 g. Australian and European blocks are usually sold by weight, often 250 g, which is about 2.2 US sticks.

What if my butter is salted?

The converter measures butter, not salt. Salted butter typically contains about 1.5–2% salt, so it can change a recipe that already adds salt.

Can I use oil instead?

Butter is about 80% fat and 15–18% water. Replace by weight with about 80% oil, or use a recipe formulated for oil rather than guessing.

Is a US butter stick the same as a UK block?

No. A US stick is 113.4 g (4 oz). UK and Irish blocks are usually 250 g or 227 g, and Australian blocks are often 250 g. Use weight for anything that matters.