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130g Butter in Cups

130 grams of butter is ⅝ cup 227g per US cup. This is the range most cookie, cake and pastry recipes use, and it lands close to whole sticks or half a European block.

How many cups is 130g of butter?

130 grams of butter equals:

approximate cup
0.57
decimal cup
9.16
tablespoons
227g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 9 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. It is about 57% of a 227 g US butter stick.

US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.

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130 grams of Butter is about ⅝ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
130g of Butter
cups
0.57
tbsp
9.2
tsp
27.5
About 9.2 tablespoons or 27.5 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 9 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon
1 cup (236.588ml) = 227g

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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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130g of butter vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 130 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient130g in cupsg per cup
Butter⅝ cup227
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Granulated Sugar⅔ cup200
Water½ cup236

See all 130g conversions on the 130 grams to cups chart.

Nearby butter amounts

Grams of butterCupsTablespoons
113g½ cup7.96 tbsp
115g½ cup8.11 tbsp
120g½ cup8.46 tbsp
125g½ cup8.81 tbsp
140g⅝ cup9.87 tbsp
150g⅔ cup11 tbsp
160g⅔ cup11 tbsp
165g¾ cup12 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 130g of butter?

130 grams of butter is ⅝ cup. In kitchen measures that is 9 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon, worked out from 227 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of butter?

One US cup of butter weighs about 227 grams, one tablespoon about 14.19 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.73 grams. This page divides 130 grams by that cup weight.

Is 130g of butter the same as 130g of all-purpose flour?

No. 130g of butter is ⅝ cup, while 130g of all-purpose flour is 1 cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 130g of butter without a scale?

Use 9 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.

Is it better to weigh butter or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the butter is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.