1/2 cup of vegetable oil in grams

1/2 cup of vegetable oil weighs about 109 grams.

Grams109 g
Ounces3.84 oz
Tablespoons8 tbsp
Teaspoons24 tsp
Milliliters (volume)118 ml

This is based on 1 cup of vegetable oil = 218 g, so 1/2 cup of vegetable oil is 1/2 × 218 ≈ 109 g.

Searching for “1/2 cup oil” or “1/2 cup olive oil” or “1/2 cup canola oil” or “1/2 cup veg oil”? The answer is about the same: 109 g.

How to measure 1/2 cup of vegetable oil

By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 109 g of vegetable oil.

By volume: Use a 1/2-cup measure, two 1/4-cup measures, or 8 tablespoons.

Oil is lighter than water, so a cup weighs less than 237 g. Olive oil (about 216 g per cup) and canola oil (about 218 g) weigh within a couple of grams of vegetable oil, so the figures here work for any of them.

Why vegetable oil weighs what it does

Vegetable oil is about 8% lighter than the same volume of water, which weighs about 237 g per cup. That is why you can't convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient.

1/2 cup of other ingredients

The same 1/2 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:

Ingredient1/2 cup in grams
Vegetable oil109 g
Water119 g
All-purpose flour60 g
Granulated sugar100 g
Butter114 g
Milk123 g

Other amounts of vegetable oil

Full vegetable oil conversion chart → · Vegetable oil by the tablespoon →

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