1/2 cup Butter to Grams
0.5 cups of butter is easiest to convert by weight because butter wrappers, sticks, cups, and grams all intersect.
Quick Answer
1/2 cup of butter equals:
For US butter, 1 cup is 2 sticks or about 227g. European butter blocks are often marked in grams already.
Cups to Grams Converter
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½ cup of Butter is about 114 grams, using a 236.588 millilitre cup.
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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 227g per cup
Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.
Applies to this page only — the database value (227g per US cup) is unchanged.
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How This Conversion Works
The formula is cups times grams per cup. For butter, 1/2 cup x 227g per cup = 114g.
To compare this amount across other ingredients, see 1/2 cup to grams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup of butter?
1/2 cup of butter weighs about 114 grams, using 227g per cup.
How many grams are in 1 cup of butter?
One US cup of butter weighs about 227 grams.
Should I weigh butter instead of using cups?
For baking, weighing is more consistent. Cup measures are useful when you do not have a scale, but density and measuring technique can change the result.