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How Many Grams Is a Stick of Butter?

American recipes measure butter in “sticks,” which is baffling if your butter comes in a block. The short answer: one stick is 113 grams. Here’s the full chart and how to measure butter wherever you are.

By The Baking Scale Pro Editorial Team · Reviewed against published baking standards · Updated 2026-06-15

The quick answer

One US stick of butter = 113 g = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons = ¼ pound (4 oz).

Sticks are wrapped with tablespoon markings, so you can cut what you need. A full stick is half a cup; two sticks make one cup (227 g).

Butter conversion chart

Butter measurement equivalents
Butter	Sticks	Tbsp	Grams	Ounces
1 cup	2 sticks	16 tbsp	227 g	8 oz
½ cup	1 stick	8 tbsp	113 g	4 oz
¼ cup	½ stick	4 tbsp	57 g	2 oz
⅛ cup	¼ stick	2 tbsp	28 g	1 oz
1 tbsp	—	1 tbsp	14 g	0.5 oz

Convert any amount

Butter converterSticks, cups, grams, tbsp 1 stick of butter in grams= 113 g Butter cups to gramsAny cup amount

Measuring butter without sticks

Outside North America, butter is usually sold in blocks (often 250 g) and measured by weight — which is more accurate anyway. To measure from a block:

Best: weigh it on a scale to the gram amount.
A common 250 g block ≈ 2 sticks plus a little (a US cup is 227 g).
No scale? Use the water-displacement trick: fill a measuring jug with water, drop in butter until the water rises by the volume you need, then pour off the water.

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Frequently asked questions

How many grams is a stick of butter?

A US stick of butter is 113 grams — that’s ½ cup, 8 tablespoons, or ¼ pound (4 oz). Two sticks make 1 cup, which is 227 grams.

How many tablespoons are in a stick of butter?

8 tablespoons. Each tablespoon of butter is about 14 grams, and the stick’s wrapper is usually marked in tablespoons so you can cut exactly what you need.

How do I measure butter if it doesn’t come in sticks?

Weigh it — a US stick is 113 g and a cup is 227 g. From a typical 250 g block, that’s a little over 2 sticks. With no scale, use the water-displacement method: add butter to a jug of water until the water rises by the volume you need.