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85g Butter in Cups

85 grams of butter is ⅜ 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 85g of butter?

85 grams of butter equals:

approximate cup
0.37
decimal cup
5.99
tablespoons
227g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 6 tablespoons. It is about 37% 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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85 grams of Butter is about ⅜ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 227 grams per cup.

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cup
¼½¾1
85g of Butter
cups
0.37
tbsp
6.0
tsp
18.0
About 6.0 tablespoons or 18.0 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 6 tablespoons
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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85g of butter vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 85 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient85g in cupsg per cup
Butter⅜ cup227
All-Purpose Flour⅔ cup125
Granulated Sugar⅜ cup200
Water⅜ cup236

See all 85g conversions on the 85 grams to cups chart.

Nearby butter amounts

Grams of butterCupsTablespoons
65g¼ cup4.58 tbsp
70g⅓ cup4.93 tbsp
75g⅓ cup5.29 tbsp
80g⅓ cup5.64 tbsp
90g⅜ cup6.34 tbsp
100g½ cup7.05 tbsp
110g½ cup7.75 tbsp
113g½ cup7.96 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 85g of butter?

85 grams of butter is ⅜ cup. In kitchen measures that is 6 tablespoons, 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 85 grams by that cup weight.

Is 85g of butter the same as 85g of all-purpose flour?

No. 85g of butter is ⅜ cup, while 85g of all-purpose flour is ⅔ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 85g of butter without a scale?

Use 6 tablespoons. 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.