1/4 cup of butter = 56.7 g (2.0 oz) — half a stick, from King Arthur’s ingredient weight chart.
Updated · How we source our numbers
Butter is the easy one: the wrapper is marked in tablespoons, and a US stick is always 4 oz. For other fats, the same cup weighs differently.
| Ingredient | 1/4 cup | Per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 56.7 g | 226.8 g |
| Lard (solid) | 56.5 g | 226 g |
| Vegetable shortening | 46 g | 184 g |
| Vegetable oil | 49.5 g | 198 g |
| Olive oil | 50 g | 200 g |
| Cream cheese | 56.8 g | 227 g |
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 14.2 g | 0.5 oz |
| 2 tablespoons | 28.4 g | 1.0 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 56.7 g | 2.0 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 75.6 g | 2.7 oz |
| 1 stick | 113 g | 4.0 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g | 5.3 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g | 6.0 oz |
| 1 cup | 227 g | 8.0 oz |
Source: King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart; a US stick of butter is 4 oz (113.4 g). Weights assume spoon-and-level cups.
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grams | 56.7 g |
| Ounces | 2.0 oz |
| US sticks | ½ stick |
| Tablespoons | 4 |
| Of a 250 g block | 23% |
A US stick is 4 oz (113.4 g), ½ cup or 8 tablespoons, and the wrapper is marked in tablespoons — so for butter you can cut by the marks instead of packing a cup. Outside the US butter is usually sold in 250 g blocks; weigh 56.7 g.
| Scale | Sticks | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half | ¼ | 2 | 28.4 g |
| As written | ½ | 4 | 56.7 g |
| 1½× | ¾ | 6 | 85.1 g |
| Double | 1 | 8 | 113 g |