250g Olive Oil in Cups
250 grams of olive oil is 1⅛ cups — 216g per US cup. Cakes, focaccia and large dressings use oil in this range, where the weight-to-volume gap starts to show.
How many cups is 250g of olive oil?
250 grams of olive oil equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons.
Oil is lighter than water, so grams and millilitres are not one to one — a cup of olive oil weighs about 216 g, not 240 g.
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250 grams of Olive Oil is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 216 grams per cup.
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- cups
- 1.16
- tbsp
- 18.5
- tsp
- 55.6
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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 216g per cup
Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.
Applies to this page only — the database value (216g per US cup) is unchanged.
250g of olive oil vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 250 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 250g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1⅛ cups | 216 |
| All-Purpose Flour | 2 cups | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | 1¼ cups | 200 |
| Butter | 1⅛ cups | 227 |
See all 250g conversions on the 250 grams to cups chart.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 250g of olive oil?
250 grams of olive oil is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons, worked out from 216 grams per US cup.
How many grams are in 1 cup of olive oil?
One US cup of olive oil weighs about 216 grams, one tablespoon about 13.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.5 grams. This page divides 250 grams by that cup weight.
Is 250g of olive oil the same as 250g of all-purpose flour?
No. 250g of olive oil is 1⅛ cups, while 250g of all-purpose flour is 2 cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 250g of olive oil without a scale?
Use 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. Oil is lighter than water, so grams and millilitres are not one to one — a cup of olive oil weighs about 216 g, not 240 g.
Is it better to weigh olive oil or measure it in cups?
Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the olive oil 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.