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Vegetable Oil Cups to Grams

Quick answer

1 cup of vegetable oil weighs 218 g (7.69 oz). 1 tablespoon is 13.6 g and 1 teaspoon is 4.5 g.

1 cup: 218g; 7.69 oz
1 tablespoon: 13.6g
1 teaspoon: 4.5g
100 g: 0.46cups; of a US cup

Vegetable oil is the all-purpose cooking oil of many recipes, usually a blend, poured by the cup. If the recipe does not name an oil, any neutral one will do, and the weight is practically the same. USDA’s entry used for this page is soybean oil. When a pan recipe says vegetable oil, it is asking for a mild, neutral oil, not a particular brand. It is the oil that shows up in boxed cake mixes, brownie recipes and stir-fries, usually as a cup or a few spoonfuls, and a measuring jug with a spout makes it easy to pour without drips. Oil that has been opened for a long time can turn rancid, so a cup measured from a fresh bottle is the better one for a recipe where the oil is the only fat. Store it away from heat and light, and pour from a bottle rather than dipping a cup into a tin.

Convert any amount of vegetable oil

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

Amount of vegetable oilFromTo

1 cup of vegetable oil is 218 grams

Cups: 1
Tablespoons: 16.03
Teaspoons: 48.44
Grams: 218
Ounces: 7.69

Vegetable Oil: cups to grams and ounces

Cups of vegetable 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 vegetable oil in grams and ounces
Spoons	Grams	Ounces
1/2 tablespoon	6.8	0.24
1 tablespoon	13.6	0.48
2 tablespoons	27.2	0.96
3 tablespoons	40.8	1.44
4 tablespoons	54.4	1.92
6 tablespoons	81.6	2.88
8 tablespoons	108.8	3.84
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

Vegetable 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 vegetable oil fills.

Grams of vegetable oil in cups, tablespoons and ounces
Grams	Cups	Tablespoons	Ounces
25 g	0.11	1.84	0.88
50 g	0.23	3.68	1.76
100 g	0.46	7.35	3.53
125 g	0.57	9.19	4.41
150 g	0.69	11.03	5.29
200 g	0.92	14.71	7.05
250 g	1.15	18.38	8.82
300 g	1.38	22.06	10.58
400 g	1.83	29.41	14.11
500 g	2.29	36.76	17.64

Ounces of vegetable oil in grams, cups and tablespoons
Ounces (weight)	Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
1 oz	28.3	0.13	2.08
2 oz	56.7	0.26	4.17
3 oz	85	0.39	6.25
4 oz	113.4	0.52	8.34
6 oz	170.1	0.78	12.51
8 oz	226.8	1.04	16.68
12 oz	340.2	1.56	25.01
16 oz	453.6	2.08	33.35

What a cup of vegetable 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 vegetable 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 13.6 g. The gap is rounding in the source figures.

Counting calories instead of cups? See calories and macros in vegetable Oil (Soybean), per 100 g and per portion.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in 1 cup of vegetable oil?

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

How many cups is 500 g of vegetable oil?

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

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

Half a cup of vegetable oil is 109 g, a third of a cup of vegetable oil is 72.7 g and a quarter cup of vegetable oil is 54.5 g. For small amounts, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil is 13.6 g (0.48 oz) and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil are 27.2 g.

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

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

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

For baking, yes. USDA lists one cup measure for vegetable 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 vegetable 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 vegetable oil was scooped.

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

Among these converters, canola oil (218 g per cup) and coconut 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, soybean, salad or cooking” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 171411, retrieved October 22, 2026. How we calculate.