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Butter Converter
How many grams is a stick of butter? 113 grams (4 oz). Two sticks are a cup, 227 g.
How many grams is a stick of butter? How many tablespoons in half a cup? Type any amount and see it in every unit, plus how much salt to add when you use unsalted butter in a recipe written for salted.
How to use it
- Type the amount of butter and pick its unit: sticks, cups, spoons, grams, ounces or pounds.
- Read it in every other unit at once.
- Swapping unsalted for salted? Tick the box, and add your salted butter's sodium from its label for an exact salt amount.
How it works
The weights are USDA FoodData Central's for butter: one US stick is ½ cup, 8 tablespoons and 113 g, a cup is 227 g and a tablespoon 14.2 g.
Salted butter averages 643 mg of sodium per 100 g. Table salt is 38.8% sodium, so the salt in a stick is about 113 × 6.43 ÷ 388 = 1.9 g, roughly ⅓ teaspoon.
If you enter your butter's sodium per tablespoon from the Nutrition Facts label, the tool uses that instead of the average.
Assumptions and limits
- US sticks of 113 g (4 oz). European blocks are often 250 g; weigh them.
- Table salt at 6 g per teaspoon. Kosher salt is lighter by volume, so use its weight.
- Brands vary in salt; the label value is the exact one.
Sources reviewed October 23, 2026.
Quick reference: Butter equivalents
| Sticks | Cups | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | 2 tbsp | 2 | 28 g |
| ½ | ¼ cup | 4 | 57 g |
| 1 | ½ cup | 8 | 113 g |
| 2 | 1 cup | 16 | 227 g |
| 4 | 2 cups | 32 | 454 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, butter (173410): 1 stick 113 g, 1 cup 227 g, 1 tbsp 14.2 g.
Tips
- Cold butter cuts most cleanly with the wrapper still on: the printed lines mark each tablespoon.
- Unsalted butter lets you control salt; most baking recipes are written for it.
- Soften butter by cutting it into cubes; it warms in 15 minutes instead of an hour.
Recipes to try it with
Questions
How many grams is a stick of butter?
113 grams (4 oz). Two sticks are a cup, 227 g.
How many tablespoons are in a stick of butter?
Eight tablespoons, which is ½ cup.
Can I use salted butter instead of unsalted?
Yes. Leave out about ⅓ teaspoon of salt per stick, or a little less for most brands.
How much salt do I add to unsalted butter to make it salted?
About 1.9 g, a scant ⅓ teaspoon of table salt per stick, based on USDA's average for salted butter.