50 g of butter in cups
50 g ≈ 0.22 cups
That is also 3.52 tablespoons, at 227 g per US cup.
How to measure it
3 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons
0.22 cups is a number, not an instruction — there is no 0.22 cup in the drawer. The line above is the same quantity in the sizes you actually own, and following it lands within a teaspoon of 50 g.
Spoon the butter into the cup and level it off. Scooping straight from the bag packs it down; on flour that alone is worth about 20%, which is more than the difference this page is measuring.
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Why this number moves
One US cup is two sticks, or 8 ounces. US butter wrappers are marked in tablespoons, which makes weighing unnecessary if you have a full stick.
This page uses 227 g per US cup. If your recipe came with its own figure, use theirs — internal consistency matters more than which table is right.
Other weights of butter
- 25 g in cups
- 75 g in cups
- 100 g in cups
- 125 g in cups
- 150 g in cups
- 200 g in cups
- 250 g in cups
- 300 g in cups
- 350 g in cups
- 400 g in cups
- 500 g in cups
- 750 g in cups
- 1000 g in cups
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 50 g of butter?
0.22 cups, which in measuring cups and spoons is 3 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. One US cup of butter weighs about 227 g.
How do I measure 50 g of butter without scales?
3 tablespoons + 1½ teaspoons. Spoon it in and level the top rather than scooping — scooping compacts butter and can add a fifth to the weight.
Is this the same in the UK?
The gram figure is, the cup is not. A US cup is 236.6 ml and the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is 250 ml, so a European cup of butter weighs about 240 g. These pages use the US cup.