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260g Butter in Cups

260 grams of butter is 1⅛ cups 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 260g of butter?

260 grams of butter equals:

1⅛
approximate cups
1.15
decimal cups
18
tablespoons
227g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon. It is about 115% 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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260 grams of Butter is about 1⅛ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.

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1⅛
cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
260g of Butter
cups
1.15
tbsp
18.3
tsp
55.0
About 18.3 tablespoons or 55.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1 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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260g of butter vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 260 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient260g in cupsg per cup
Butter1⅛ cups227
All-Purpose Flour2⅛ cups125
Granulated Sugar1⅓ cups200
Water1⅛ cups236

See all 260g conversions on the 260 grams to cups chart.

Nearby butter amounts

Grams of butterCupsTablespoons
230g1 cup16 tbsp
240g1 cup17 tbsp
250g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
255g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
275g1¼ cups19 tbsp
280g1¼ cups20 tbsp
300g1⅓ cups21 tbsp
320g1⅜ cups23 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 260g of butter?

260 grams of butter is 1⅛ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1 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 260 grams by that cup weight.

Is 260g of butter the same as 260g of all-purpose flour?

No. 260g of butter is 1⅛ cups, while 260g of all-purpose flour is 2⅛ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 260g of butter without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 2 tablespoons + 1 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.