🧈 Butter Converter (Sticks, Cups, Grams)
Convert butter between sticks, tablespoons, cups, grams and ounces instantly — perfect for bridging American stick-based recipes and the rest of the world’s grams.
US sticks
2
Tablespoons
16
Cups
1
Grams
226
Ounces
8
1 US stick = ½ cup = 8 tbsp = 4 oz = 113 g. In the UK, Europe and Australia butter is sold by weight, not sticks — use grams. 🔒 In your browser.
How the butter converter (sticks, cups, grams) works
The tool works from the fixed US definition: 1 stick of butter = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 4 ounces = 113 grams. It converts your amount to grams and back out to every other unit. Because the ratios are exact, the conversions are precise — no ingredient density needed, since butter is sold to these standard weights.
Outside North America, butter is sold by weight (250 g blocks and similar), not in “sticks” — so metric recipes give grams. The wrapper on a US stick is marked at tablespoon intervals, which is handy for cutting off exactly what you need.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is a stick of butter?
One US stick of butter is 113 grams (4 ounces). Two sticks make one cup, which is 226 grams.
How many tablespoons in a stick of butter?
Eight tablespoons in one stick. Since a stick is ½ cup and a cup is 16 tablespoons, half of that is 8 tbsp. US stick wrappers are printed with tablespoon marks for easy cutting.
How much is 1 cup of butter?
One cup of butter is 2 sticks = 16 tablespoons = 226 grams = 8 ounces.
How do I convert a US recipe’s butter if I don’t have sticks?
Convert to grams: 1 stick = 113 g, ½ stick = 57 g, 1 tbsp ≈ 14 g. Weigh out the grams and you’ll match the recipe exactly — which is how butter is sold outside the US anyway.
Is butter measured by weight or volume?
Both, depending on where you are. The US uses sticks and cups (volume by convention, but sold to a set weight); most other countries use grams (weight). This tool bridges the two.