1/3 cup of butter in grams
1/3 cup of butter weighs about 76 grams.
| Grams | 76 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 2.67 oz |
| Tablespoons | 5.33 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 16 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 79 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of butter = 227 g, so 1/3 cup of butter is 1/3 × 227 ≈ 76 g.
How to measure 1/3 cup of butter
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 76 g of butter.
By volume: Use a 1/3-cup measure, or 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon.
In the US one stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons or about 113 g, so a cup is two sticks.
Why butter weighs what it does
Butter weighs about the same as water by volume: a cup of water is about 237 g.
1/3 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/3 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/3 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Butter | 76 g |
| Milk | 82 g |
| Heavy cream | 79 g |
| Greek yogurt | 82 g |
| Sour cream | 80 g |
| All-purpose flour | 40 g |
| Granulated sugar | 67 g |
| Water | 79 g |
Other amounts of butter
Full butter conversion chart → · Butter by the tablespoon →