40g Butter in Cups
40 grams of butter is ⅛ cup — 227g per US cup. Small butter amounts are best cut from the stick using the wrapper marks: one tablespoon is 14 g, and the printed lines are accurate.
How many cups is 40g of butter?
40 grams of butter equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 3 tablespoons. It is about 18% 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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40 grams of Butter is about ⅛ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.
40g of butter vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 40 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 40g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | ⅛ cup | 227 |
| All-Purpose Flour | ⅓ cup | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | ¼ cup | 200 |
| Water | ⅛ cup | 240 |
See all 40g conversions on the 40 grams to cups chart.
Nearby butter amounts
| Grams of butter | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 25g | ⅛ cup | 1.79 tbsp |
| 28g | ⅛ cup | 2 tbsp |
| 30g | ⅛ cup | 2.14 tbsp |
| 35g | ⅛ cup | 2.5 tbsp |
| 45g | ¼ cup | 3.21 tbsp |
| 50g | ¼ cup | 3.57 tbsp |
| 56g | ¼ cup | 4 tbsp |
| 60g | ¼ cup | 4.29 tbsp |
Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
40 grams of butter is ⅛ cup. In kitchen measures that is 3 tablespoons, worked out from 227 grams per US cup.
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