2 cups of vegetable oil in grams
2 cups of vegetable oil weighs about 436 grams.
| Grams | 436 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 15.4 oz |
| Tablespoons | 32 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 96 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 473 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of vegetable oil = 218 g, so 2 cups of vegetable oil is 2 × 218 ≈ 436 g.
Searching for “2 cups oil” or “2 cups olive oil” or “2 cups canola oil” or “2 cups veg oil”? The answer is about the same: 436 g.
How to measure 2 cups of vegetable oil
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 436 g of vegetable oil.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure twice, leveling each one.
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.
2 cups of other ingredients
The same 2 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 2 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Vegetable oil | 436 g |
| Water | 474 g |
| All-purpose flour | 240 g |
| Granulated sugar | 400 g |
| Butter | 454 g |
| Milk | 490 g |
Other amounts of vegetable oil
Full vegetable oil conversion chart → · Vegetable oil by the tablespoon →