Shortening cups to grams chart
1 US cup of shortening weighs 184 g, or 6.5 oz. That is 43 g lighter than a cup of butter (227 g). The weight is from King Arthur Baking, checked in November 2026.
US cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
¼ cup | 46 | 1.6 |
⅓ cup | 61 | 2.2 |
½ cup | 92 | 3.2 |
⅔ cup | 123 | 4.3 |
¾ cup | 138 | 4.9 |
1 cup | 184 | 6.5 |
1 ½ cups | 276 | 9.7 |
2 cups | 368 | 13 |
Shortening grams to cups chart
The closest measure you can scoop with cups and spoons, and the exact amount in cups.
Grams | Kitchen measure | Cups |
|---|---|---|
50 g | ¼ cup plus 1 teaspoon | 0.27 |
100 g | ½ cup plus 2 teaspoons | 0.54 |
125 g | ½ cup plus 3 tablespoons | 0.68 |
150 g | ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon | 0.82 |
200 g | 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon | 1.09 |
250 g | 1 ⅓ cups | 1.36 |
500 g | 2 ¾ cups | 2.72 |
Shortening in tablespoons and teaspoons
1 tablespoon of shortening weighs 12 g and 1 teaspoon weighs 4 g. A cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.
Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
5 g | 0.43 | 1.3 |
10 g | 0.87 | 2 ⅝ |
15 g | 1.3 | 3 ⅞ |
25 g | 2.17 | 6 ½ |
50 g | 4 ⅓ | 13 |
100 g | 8 ⅔ | 26 |
How do you measure a cup of shortening?
Press the shortening into the cup so that no air pockets are left, then level the top.
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