Vegetable shortening: cups to grams
Fractions work: 1 1/2, ¾, 0.5
1 cup of vegetable shortening weighs
184g6.49 oz
Same as 16 tbsp · 8 fl oz · 237 ml
US cups and spoons
Common amounts of vegetable shortening
How it works
- 1Choose an ingredient. Each one uses its own weight per cup from King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart.
- 2Type an amount the way a recipe writes it: 1, 1/2, 1 1/3 or ¾, in cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces or ml.
- 3Read the grams (and ounces), or use the table to convert every common cup size at once.
Vegetable shortening: cups to grams chart
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 23 g | 0.81 oz |
| ¼ cup | 46 g | 1.62 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 61 g | 2.16 oz |
| ½ cup | 92 g | 3.25 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 123 g | 4.33 oz |
| ¾ cup | 138 g | 4.87 oz |
| 1 cup | 184 g | 6.49 oz |
| 1½ cups | 276 g | 9.74 oz |
| 2 cups | 368 g | 13 oz |
| 3 cups | 552 g | 19.5 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 12 g | 0.41 oz |
| 2 tbsp | 23 g | 0.81 oz |
| 1 tsp | 3.8 g | 0.14 oz |
| ½ tsp | 1.9 g | 0.07 oz |
Vegetable shortening: grams to cups chart
| Weight | Measure | Cups | Tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 2 tbsp + ½ tsp | 0.14 | 2.2 |
| 50 g | ¼ cup + 1 tsp | 0.27 | — |
| 100 g | ½ cup + 2 tsp | 0.54 | — |
| 150 g | ¾ cup + 1 tbsp | 0.82 | — |
| 200 g | 1 cup + 1 tbsp | 1.09 | — |
| 250 g | 1⅓ cups | 1.36 | — |
| 300 g | 1⅔ cups | 1.63 | — |
| 400 g | 2 cups + 2 tbsp | 2.17 | — |
| 500 g | 2¾ cups | 2.72 | — |
Where the numbers come from
King Arthur Baking lists 1/4 cup of vegetable shortening as 46 g. That’s 184 g per US cup, and every amount on this page is scaled from it. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when it really matters. See the chart.
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Questions
How many grams is 1 cup of vegetable shortening?
184 g. Half a cup is 92 g and a quarter cup is 46 g.
How many grams in a tablespoon of vegetable shortening?
About 12 g per tablespoon and 3.8 g per teaspoon.
How many cups is 100 g of vegetable shortening?
About 0.54 cups.
Where does this weight come from?
King Arthur Baking's ingredient weight chart lists 1/4 cup of vegetable shortening as 46 g; the converter scales that to other amounts. Brands vary a little, so weigh your own when precision matters.
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