Cups to grams: margarine
A US cup of margarine weighs roughly 227 grams, or 8.01 ounces. Weighing is always more repeatable than scooping, which is why professional recipes give grams.
- Weight in ounces
- 8.007
- Cups in the weight you entered
- 0.441
- Tablespoons in that weight
- 7.05
- Tablespoons
- 16.00
- Teaspoons
- 48.0
- Volume
- 236.6
- Grams per cup used
- 227.0
- Implied bulk density
- 0.9595 g/mL
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- Amount in US cups = 1
- Or a weight to convert back = 100
- Grams per cup used = 227 = 227
- Weight = 1 * 227 = 227
- Weight in ounces = 227 / 28.349523125 = 8.007 19
- Tablespoons = 1 * 16 = 16
- Teaspoons = 1 * 48 = 48
- Volume = 1 * 236.5882365 = 236.588
- Cups in the weight you entered = 227 > 0 ? 100 / 227 : 0 = 0.440 529
- Tablespoons in that weight = 0.440 529 * 16 = 7.048 46
- Implied bulk density = 227 / 236.5882365 = 0.959 473
Values are shown to six significant figures here; the arithmetic itself runs on exact fractions and is only rounded where a number is printed.
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The formula
- grams = cups x grams per cup
- 1 US cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 236.588 236 5 mL exactly
- 1 ounce = 28.349 523 125 g exactly
Cup figures assume the spoon-and-level convention: fluff the ingredient, spoon it into the cup and sweep the top flat. Dipping the cup straight into the bag packs in up to 20% more.
The volume conversions on this page are exact by definition. Only the grams-per-cup figure is a measured convention, and it is stated above so you can substitute your own.
Common measures of margarine
| Measure | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 4.73 | 0.167 |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.19 | 0.500 |
| 1/4 cup | 56.8 | 2.00 |
| 1/3 cup | 75.7 | 2.67 |
| 1/2 cup | 113.5 | 4.00 |
| 1 cup | 227.0 | 8.01 |
| 2 cups | 454.0 | 16.01 |
Rounded for the kitchen. The calculator above keeps full precision.
Frequently asked
How many grams are in a cup of margarine?
About 227 g, using the spoon-and-level convention for a US cup.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of margarine?
About 14.19 g, since a tablespoon is exactly one sixteenth of a US cup.
Is a US cup the same as a metric cup?
No. A US cup is 236.588 mL, a metric cup is 250 mL and an imperial cup is 284.13 mL. A recipe that says "cup" without qualification almost always means the US one.
Where the numbers come from
- Volume relationships follow the US customary definitions; the grams-per-cup figure is the widely published spoon-and-level convention for this ingredient.