550g Butter in Cups

550 grams of butter is 2⅜ cups 227g per US cup. Large butter weights belong to laminated doughs, shortbread and batch baking, where softening the butter evenly matters more than the exact cup volume.

How many cups is 550g of butter?

550 grams of butter equals:

2⅜
approximate cups
2.42
decimal cups
39
tablespoons
227g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 2 cups + 7 tablespoons. It is about 242% 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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550 grams of Butter is about 2⅜ cups, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.

2⅜
cups
¼½¾1+ 2 full cups (showing the last one)
550g of Butter
= 2.42 cups (decimal)
About 39.3 tablespoons or 117.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 2 cups + 7 tablespoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 227g

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550g of butter vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 550 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient550g in cupsg per cup
Butter2⅜ cups227
All-Purpose Flour4⅜ cups125
Granulated Sugar2¾ cups200
Water2⅓ cups240

See all 550g conversions on the 550 grams to cups chart.

Nearby butter amounts

Grams of butterCupsTablespoons
450g2 cups32 tbsp
454g2 cups32 tbsp
480g2⅛ cups34 tbsp
500g2¼ cups36 tbsp
560g2½ cups40 tbsp
600g2⅝ cups43 tbsp
650g2⅞ cups46 tbsp
700g3⅛ cups50 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Frequently Asked Questions

550 grams of butter is 2⅜ cups. In kitchen measures that is 2 cups + 7 tablespoons, worked out from 227 grams per US cup.

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