1 cup peanut butter in grams
A US cup of peanut butter weighs 270 grams: type grams, cups or spoons and get the others.
270 g peanut butter
1 cup
- 1 cup×1
US cup of 236.6 mL
How this is measured
1 US cup of peanut butter weighs 270 g. Based on King Arthur's ingredient weight chart. King Arthur's chart does not say smooth or chunky; USDA lists the same weight for both.
Other values: USDA, smooth peanut butter, 258 g a cup: 1.05 cups (USDA SR Legacy lists 258 g for a cup of smooth peanut butter); USDA, chunky peanut butter, 258 g a cup: 1.05 cups (USDA SR Legacy lists the same 258 g for chunky); Skippy Creamy label, 252.4 g a cup: 1.07 cups (The maker's label gives 32 g per 2 tablespoons of a 15 mL label tablespoon, about 252 g per US cup).
How many grams in 1 cup of peanut butter?
One US cup of peanut butter weighs 270 grams, or 9.52 ounces. King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists ½ cup of peanut butter at 135 grams, and the converter uses that weight, so 135 grams of peanut butter is ½ cup and 540 grams is 2 cups.
By the cup, peanut butter is heavier than butter, 227 grams a cup, and lighter than honey, 339 grams. Its weight in grams is more than the 236.6 milliliters the cup holds, so grams and milliliters of peanut butter are not the same number: its density is 1.14 grams per milliliter, and 100 mL of peanut butter weighs 114.1 grams.
How much smooth or chunky peanut butter weighs
King Arthur Baking's chart does not say smooth or chunky. USDA lists the same weight for both, 258 grams for a cup of smooth peanut butter and 258 grams for chunky, so one value serves both in the converter. A Skippy Creamy label gives 32 grams for 2 tablespoons, which works out to 252.4 grams per US cup. Here is every value we have for a cup:
Our value is the one the converter uses; the others are what other sources list for a US cup.
| Listed by | Grams in 1 US cup | Ounces | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| King ArthurOur value | 270 g | 9.52 oz | A |
| USDA, smooth peanut butter | 258 g | 9.1 oz | C |
| USDA, chunky peanut butter | 258 g | 9.1 oz | C |
| Skippy Creamy label | 252.4 g | 8.9 oz | G |
Sources: A — King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart; C — USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy; G — Manufacturer's label serving size, as listed in USDA FoodData Central (Branded Foods).
The sources do not say why their values differ, so we do not guess. For a recipe by one brand, its label serving is the best guide; we have no sourced cup weight for natural (oil-on-top) peanut butter.
Peanut butter cups to grams
US cup fractions of peanut butter in grams, from ⅛ cup to 4 cups:
| Cups | Peanut butter |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 33.75 g |
| ¼ cup | 67.5 g |
| ⅓ cup | 90 g |
| ½ cup | 135 g |
| ⅔ cup | 180 g |
| ¾ cup | 202.5 g |
| 1 cup | 270 g |
| 1½ cups | 405 g |
| 2 cups | 540 g |
| 3 cups | 810 g |
| 4 cups | 1,080 g |
How many grams in a tablespoon of peanut butter?
A level US tablespoon of peanut butter weighs 16.88 grams, 2 tablespoons 33.75 grams and a teaspoon 5.63 grams. The Skippy label gives its serving as 2 tablespoons, 32 grams, counted in the 15 mL tablespoon of US nutrition labels, a little larger than the US customary tablespoon of 14.79 milliliters.
Level US spoons: 3 teaspoons to the tablespoon, 16 tablespoons to the cup.
| Spoons | Peanut butter |
|---|---|
| ½ tsp | 2.81 g |
| 1 tsp | 5.63 g |
| ½ tbsp | 8.44 g |
| 1 tbsp | 16.88 g |
| 2 tbsp | 33.75 g |
| 3 tbsp | 50.63 g |
| 4 tbsp | 67.5 g |
| 5 tbsp | 84.38 g |
| 6 tbsp | 101.3 g |
| 8 tbsp | 135 g |
How to measure peanut butter
Peanut butter clings to a measuring cup or spoon, and what stays on it is not in the recipe; scrape the measure clean with a spatula. Air gaps left in the cup also mean less peanut butter than a full cup. King Arthur Baking's chart does not say how its cup was filled. To weigh peanut butter instead, which is easier for a sticky ingredient, put the bowl on the scale, set it to zero and spoon in 270 grams for each cup, or 16.88 grams for each tablespoon.
Peanut butter grams to cups conversion chart
Gram amounts of peanut butter as the cups and spoons to measure; ≈ marks the nearest measure:
US cups, as the cups and spoons to fill; ≈ marks the nearest measure.
| Grams | Peanut butter |
|---|---|
| 16 g | ≈ 2 tsp + ½ tsp + ¼ tsp + ⅛ tsp |
| 32 g | ≈ 1 tbsp + 2 tsp + ½ tsp + ¼ tsp |
| 50 g | ≈ 3 tbsp |
| 68 g | ≈ ¼ cup |
| 100 g | ≈ ¼ cup + 2 tbsp |
| 135 g | ½ cup |
| 150 g | ≈ ½ cup + 1 tbsp |
| 200 g | ≈ ¾ cup |
| 250 g | ≈ ¾ cup + 3 tbsp |
| 270 g | 1 cup |
| 340 g | ≈ 1¼ cups |
| 454 g | ≈ 1⅔ cups |
| 500 g | ≈ 1¾ cups + 2 tbsp |
Questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup of peanut butter?
135 grams, King Arthur Baking's value. 1/4 cup is 67.5 grams, 1/3 cup 90 grams and 3/4 cup 202.5 grams.
How many grams are 1 1/2 cups of peanut butter?
405 grams, and 2 cups 540 grams.
How much is 1 tbsp of peanut butter in grams?
16.88 grams for a level US tablespoon.
How do you measure a tablespoon of peanut butter?
A level measuring tablespoon, scraped out with a spatula, is the usual way by the spoon. On a scale, weigh 16.88 grams instead.
How many cups is 100 grams of peanut butter?
≈ ¼ cup + 2 tbsp, and 250 grams is ≈ ¾ cup + 3 tbsp.
How many cups are 16 ounces of peanut butter?
16 ounces of peanut butter by weight is ≈ 1⅔ cups, and 40 ounces ≈ 4¼ cups.
Sources
- 21 CFR 101.9 (US nutrition labeling)
- King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
- Manufacturer's label serving size, as listed in USDA FoodData Central (Branded Foods)
- NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C
- NIST Special Publication 430, Household Weights and Measures
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy
- Weights and Measures Act 1985 (UK), Schedule 1
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