3/4 cup of butter in grams
3/4 cup of butter weighs about 170 grams.
| Grams | 170 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 6.01 oz |
| Tablespoons | 12 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 36 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 177 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of butter = 227 g, so 3/4 cup of butter is 3/4 × 227 ≈ 170 g.
How to measure 3/4 cup of butter
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 170 g of butter.
By volume: Use a 1/2-cup measure plus a 1/4-cup measure, or 12 tablespoons.
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.
3/4 cup of other ingredients
The same 3/4 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 3/4 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Butter | 170 g |
| Milk | 184 g |
| Heavy cream | 179 g |
| Greek yogurt | 184 g |
| Sour cream | 180 g |
| All-purpose flour | 90 g |
| Granulated sugar | 150 g |
| Water | 178 g |
Other amounts of butter
Full butter conversion chart → · Butter by the tablespoon →