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Vegetable Shortening Cups to Grams
Quick answer
1 cup of vegetable shortening weighs 205 g (7.23 oz). 1 tablespoon is 12.8 g and 1 teaspoon is 4.3 g.
- 1 cup
- 205g
- 7.23 oz
- 1 tablespoon
- 12.8g
- 1 teaspoon
- 4.3g
- 100 g
- 0.49cups
- of a US cup
Vegetable shortening is a white solid fat, and it is pressed into the cup like butter. Because it holds air pockets when packed carelessly, a spatula and a firm press give a truer cup.
Convert any amount of vegetable shortening
Starts at 1 cup of vegetable shortening in grams (205 g); change the units to go from grams back to cups.
1 cup of vegetable shortening is 205 grams
- Cups
- 1
- Tablespoons
- 16.02
- Teaspoons
- 48
- Grams
- 205
- Ounces
- 7.23
Vegetable Shortening: cups to grams and ounces
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 51.3 | 1.81 |
| 1/3 cup | 68.3 | 2.41 |
| 1/2 cup | 102.5 | 3.62 |
| 2/3 cup | 136.7 | 4.82 |
| 3/4 cup | 153.8 | 5.42 |
| 1 cup | 205 | 7.23 |
| 1 1/2 cups | 307.5 | 10.85 |
| 2 cups | 410 | 14.46 |
| 3 cups | 615 | 21.69 |
| 4 cups | 820 | 28.92 |
| Spoons | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 tablespoon | 6.4 | 0.23 |
| 1 tablespoon | 12.8 | 0.45 |
| 2 tablespoons | 25.6 | 0.9 |
| 3 tablespoons | 38.4 | 1.35 |
| 4 tablespoons | 51.2 | 1.81 |
| 6 tablespoons | 76.8 | 2.71 |
| 8 tablespoons | 102.4 | 3.61 |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.1 | 0.04 |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.1 | 0.08 |
| 3/4 teaspoon | 3.2 | 0.11 |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.3 | 0.15 |
| 2 teaspoons | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| 3 teaspoons | 12.8 | 0.45 |
Vegetable Shortening: grams and ounces to cups
For a recipe written in grams or ounces, here is how much of a US cup each weight of vegetable shortening fills.
| Grams | Cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.12 | 1.95 | 0.88 |
| 50 g | 0.24 | 3.91 | 1.76 |
| 100 g | 0.49 | 7.81 | 3.53 |
| 125 g | 0.61 | 9.77 | 4.41 |
| 150 g | 0.73 | 11.72 | 5.29 |
| 200 g | 0.98 | 15.63 | 7.05 |
| 250 g | 1.22 | 19.53 | 8.82 |
| 300 g | 1.46 | 23.44 | 10.58 |
| 400 g | 1.95 | 31.25 | 14.11 |
| 500 g | 2.44 | 39.06 | 17.64 |
| Ounces (weight) | Grams | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 | 0.14 | 2.21 |
| 2 oz | 56.7 | 0.28 | 4.43 |
| 3 oz | 85 | 0.41 | 6.64 |
| 4 oz | 113.4 | 0.55 | 8.86 |
| 6 oz | 170.1 | 0.83 | 13.29 |
| 8 oz | 226.8 | 1.11 | 17.72 |
| 12 oz | 340.2 | 1.66 | 26.58 |
| 16 oz | 453.6 | 2.21 | 35.44 |
What a cup of vegetable shortening weighs, and why it can differ
USDA’s weight for “1 cup” is 205 g. Next to a cup of water, which holds about 236.6 g, that is 87% of the weight of a cup of water, so it is lighter than the same volume of water. The same cup works out at 0.87 g per millilitre.
USDA lists one cup measure for vegetable shortening (“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 no teaspoon measure for this entry, so that weight is the cup weight divided by the US ratio (48 teaspoons to the cup).
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Start free on the webWeights 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 “Shortening household soybean (hydrogenated) and palm” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).
Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 172332, retrieved . How we calculate.