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Canola Oil Cups to Grams

Quick answer

1 cup of canola oil weighs 218 g (7.69 oz). 1 tablespoon is 14 g and 1 teaspoon is 4.5 g.

1 cup: 218g; 7.69 oz
1 tablespoon: 14g
1 teaspoon: 4.5g
100 g: 0.46cups; of a US cup

Canola oil is a neutral cooking oil used where the oil should not taste of anything, in cakes, muffins and frying. Oil is poured, so its cup is a liquid cup and does not change with how you scoop it. Canola oil has a very light colour and almost no smell, so it disappears into batters. Cooks reach for it when a recipe lists oil for greasing a pan as well as for the mixing bowl, and the same cup weight covers both.

Convert any amount of canola oil

Starts at 1 cup of canola oil in grams (218 g); change the units to go from grams back to cups.

Amount of canola oilFromTo

1 cup of canola oil is 218 grams

Cups: 1
Tablespoons: 15.57
Teaspoons: 48.44
Grams: 218
Ounces: 7.69

Canola Oil: cups to grams and ounces

Cups of canola oil in grams and ounces
Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	54.5	1.92
1/3 cup	72.7	2.56
1/2 cup	109	3.84
2/3 cup	145.3	5.13
3/4 cup	163.5	5.77
1 cup	218	7.69
1 1/2 cups	327	11.53
2 cups	436	15.38
3 cups	654	23.07
4 cups	872	30.76

Tablespoons and teaspoons of canola oil in grams and ounces
Spoons	Grams	Ounces
1/2 tablespoon	7	0.25
1 tablespoon	14	0.49
2 tablespoons	28	0.99
3 tablespoons	42	1.48
4 tablespoons	56	1.98
6 tablespoons	84	2.96
8 tablespoons	112	3.95
1/4 teaspoon	1.1	0.04
1/2 teaspoon	2.3	0.08
3/4 teaspoon	3.4	0.12
1 teaspoon	4.5	0.16
2 teaspoons	9	0.32
3 teaspoons	13.5	0.48

Canola Oil: grams and ounces to cups

For a recipe written in grams or ounces, here is how much of a US cup each weight of canola oil fills.

Grams of canola oil in cups, tablespoons and ounces
Grams	Cups	Tablespoons	Ounces
25 g	0.11	1.79	0.88
50 g	0.23	3.57	1.76
100 g	0.46	7.14	3.53
125 g	0.57	8.93	4.41
150 g	0.69	10.71	5.29
200 g	0.92	14.29	7.05
250 g	1.15	17.86	8.82
300 g	1.38	21.43	10.58
400 g	1.83	28.57	14.11
500 g	2.29	35.71	17.64

Ounces of canola oil in grams, cups and tablespoons
Ounces (weight)	Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
1 oz	28.3	0.13	2.02
2 oz	56.7	0.26	4.05
3 oz	85	0.39	6.07
4 oz	113.4	0.52	8.1
6 oz	170.1	0.78	12.15
8 oz	226.8	1.04	16.2
12 oz	340.2	1.56	24.3
16 oz	453.6	2.08	32.4

What a cup of canola oil weighs, and why it can differ

USDA’s weight for “1 cup” is 218 g. Next to a cup of water, which holds about 236.6 g, that is 92% of the weight of a cup of water, so it weighs about the same as the same volume of water. The same cup works out at 0.92 g per millilitre.

USDA lists one cup measure for canola oil (“1 cup”), so this page has no second figure to compare it with; if a recipe depends on the exact amount, weigh it.

USDA lists slightly different weights for the tablespoon and the teaspoon here: 3 teaspoons come to 13.5 g and 1 tablespoon is 14 g. The gap is rounding in the source figures.

Counting calories instead of cups? See calories and macros in canola Oil, per 100 g and per portion.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in 1 cup of canola oil?

USDA measures 1 cup of canola oil (its portion is listed as “1 cup”) at 218 g, which is 7.69 oz.

How many cups is 500 g of canola oil?

500 g of canola oil is 2.29 cups, using 218 g per cup of canola oil. A 1 kg bag of canola oil would fill 4.59 cups, and a 1 lb pack of canola oil would fill 2.08.

How much does a part of a cup of canola oil weigh?

Half a cup of canola oil is 109 g, a third of a cup of canola oil is 72.7 g and a quarter cup of canola oil is 54.5 g. For small amounts, 1 tablespoon of canola oil is 14 g (0.49 oz) and 2 tablespoons of canola oil are 28 g.

If my recipe uses 250 ml metric cups, how much canola oil is that?

A 250 ml cup is about 5.7% larger than a US cup, so a metric cup of canola oil comes to about 230.4 g, going by USDA’s 218 g for a US cup of canola oil. The weights on this page are for the US cup of about 237 ml.

Is it better to weigh canola oil than to measure it by the cup?

For baking, yes. USDA lists one cup measure for canola oil (“1 cup”), so this page has no second figure to compare it with; if a recipe depends on the exact amount, weigh it. Next to water, a cup of canola oil is 92% of the weight of a cup of water, so it weighs about the same as the same volume of water, and 218 g on a scale is 218 g however the canola oil was scooped.

What weighs about the same as a cup of canola oil?

Among these converters, coconut oil (218 g per cup) and vegetable oil (218 g per cup) come closest to 218 g. Same volume, different ingredient: the weights are close, but the foods are not interchangeable.

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Weights are USDA averages for the entry named below. Packing, sifting, brand and moisture change the weight of a real cup, so treat them as a good starting point, not a lab measurement.

USDA describes this entry as “Oil, canola” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 172336, retrieved October 22, 2026. How we calculate.