You want to know how to convert butter measurement is in grams? Salty Vixen has the answer!  When you have a stick of butter, the wrapper around the butter only shows teaspoons, tablespoons, and cups.

Since grams are a weight measurement and U.S. tablespoons are a volume measurement, there isn't a universal conversion chart. Different ingredients weigh different amounts. Butter weighs more than flour, for example, so 14 grams of butter is 1 tablespoon whereas 14 grams of flour is a little more than 1 3/4 tablespoons. Therefore, you need conversions specific to individual ingredients. Having a butter measurement guide on hand will help get your recipe back on track in no time.

Metric Grams Converted to U.S. Tablespoons

This quick guide converts grams of butter to tablespoons, and vice versa. The decimals have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Keep in mind that this specific conversion chart only works for butter.

• 14 grams = 1 tablespoon
• 21 grams = 1 1/2 tablespoons
• 28 grams = 2 tablespoons
• 35 grams = 2 1/2 tablespoons
• 42 grams = 3 tablespoons
• 50 grams = 3 1/2 tablespoons
• 56 grams = 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick)
• 100 grams = 7 tablespoons
• 113 grams = 8 tablespoons (1 stick)
• 227 grams = 16 tablespoons (2 sticks)
• 250 grams = 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) + 1 1/2 tablespoons

Other Butter Conversions

You may have noticed that many American recipes list butter measurements in the ingredient lists differently. It can be in tablespoons but also cups, sticks, ounces, and pounds. Instead of calculating a multiple conversion, this chart spells it out for you.

Tips for Measuring Butter

Since most sticks of butter come with measurements printed on the outside of the wrapper, it should be somewhat simple to decipher how much you need. One stick of butter is marked by teaspoons, tablespoons, and also shows the tablespoon-to-cup equivalents. The front of the wrapper also reads 4 oz. and 113g net wt.

If you are using softened butter, however, you will not have these guides. To measure softened butter, scoop and press it into a measuring spoon or dry measuring cup, pushing down with a spatula to remove any air. Then level the top with the spatula or the flat side of a knife.

Maybe you have stick butter but only leftover, odd-shaped pieces. Not to worry—there is a simple method you can use to measure the amount you need. Take a two-cup liquid measuring cup and fill it to the one-cup mark with water. Then begin submerging the butter pieces, poking them down if needed, until the water level reaches the amount of butter required in your recipe. For example, if you need 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) of butter, add butter pieces until the water level is up to 1 1/4 cups. Drain out the water and you are left with the amount of butter you need.

Converting Metric Measurements Without a Chart

The only metric measurements that can be converted to U.S. customary measurements fall into the categories of temperature, length, volume, and pressure.

If you remember that 1 tablespoon of butter is 14 grams, then you will be able to calculate almost any butter measurement. Keep in mind that 4 tablespoons equals 1/4 cup and 3 teaspoons equals 1 tablespoon.

If you often cook recipes that require frequent ingredient conversions, it might be helpful to memorize (or jot down) a few key ingredient equivalents to avoid constantly looking up conversion charts. Just keep in mind that these conversions apply specifically to butter and can't be used universally.