1/4 cup of vegetable oil in grams
1/4 cup of vegetable oil weighs about 55 grams.
| Grams | 55 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 1.92 oz |
| Tablespoons | 4 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 12 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 59 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of vegetable oil = 218 g, so 1/4 cup of vegetable oil is 1/4 × 218 ≈ 55 g.
Searching for “1/4 cup oil” or “1/4 cup olive oil” or “1/4 cup canola oil” or “1/4 cup veg oil”? The answer is about the same: 55 g.
How to measure 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 55 g of vegetable oil.
By volume: Use a 1/4-cup measure, or 4 level 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.
1/4 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/4 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/4 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Vegetable oil | 55 g |
| Water | 59 g |
| All-purpose flour | 30 g |
| Granulated sugar | 50 g |
| Butter | 57 g |
| Milk | 61 g |
Other amounts of vegetable oil
Full vegetable oil conversion chart → · Vegetable oil by the tablespoon →