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390g Butter in Cups

390 grams of butter is 1¾ 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 390g of butter?

390 grams of butter equals:

approximate cups
1.72
decimal cups
27
tablespoons
227g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 11 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. It is about 172% 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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390 grams of Butter is about 1¾ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.

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cups
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
390g of Butter
cups
1.72
tbsp
27.5
tsp
82.5
About 27.5 tablespoons or 82.5 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 11 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons
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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390g of butter vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 390 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient390g in cupsg per cup
Butter1¾ cups227
All-Purpose Flour3⅛ cups125
Granulated Sugar2 cups200
Water1⅔ cups236

See all 390g conversions on the 390 grams to cups chart.

Nearby butter amounts

Grams of butterCupsTablespoons
340g1½ cups24 tbsp
350g1½ cups25 tbsp
360g1⅝ cups25 tbsp
375g1⅔ cups26 tbsp
400g1¾ cups28 tbsp
410g1¾ cups29 tbsp
420g1⅞ cups30 tbsp
450g2 cups32 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 390g of butter?

390 grams of butter is 1¾ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 11 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons, 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 390 grams by that cup weight.

Is 390g of butter the same as 390g of all-purpose flour?

No. 390g of butter is 1¾ cups, while 390g of all-purpose flour is 3⅛ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 390g of butter without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 11 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. 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.