How many grams in a cup of coconut oil?

1 cup of coconut oil weighs 218 g by USDA. King Arthur Baking lists 113 g per half cup, which is 226 g per cup.

Sources: USDA FoodData Central, King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart · Checked October 16, 2026

Amount

Unit

218 g 7.7 oz

Sources range from 218 g to 226 g for 1 cup.

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Coconut oil cups to grams table

Using 218 g per US cup. A US cup is 236.6 mL; 1 cup is 16 tablespoons.

Coconut oil cups to grams
US cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	27 g	1 oz	2
¼ cup	55 g	1.9 oz	4
⅓ cup	73 g	2.6 oz	5.3
½ cup	109 g	3.8 oz	8
⅔ cup	145 g	5.1 oz	10.7
¾ cup	164 g	5.8 oz	12
1 cup	218 g	7.7 oz	16
1½ cups	327 g	11.5 oz	24
2 cups	436 g	15.4 oz	32
3 cups	654 g	23.1 oz	48
4 cups	872 g	30.8 oz	64

Why sources disagree

The 8 g gap between the sources is small. Coconut oil is sold solid and often melted before use, so measure it in the state your recipe names, or weigh it and skip the question. USDA lists 13.6 g per tablespoon.

Source	Listed as	Grams per cup
USDA FoodData Central Oil, coconut	1 cup = 218 g	218 g
King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart Coconut oil	½ cup = 113 g	226 g

Bold row is the figure the calculator uses. Figures listed for a smaller measure are multiplied up to one cup.

How to measure coconut oil accurately

Check whether the recipe wants the oil solid or melted before you measure.
Pack solid coconut oil into the cup and level it off if you do not use a scale.
Weigh on a digital scale when you can, since cup scoops vary from cook to cook.

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Converting a recipe one ingredient at a time is where mistakes slip in. Sous Chef imports a recipe from a link or pasted text, then converts every ingredient at once: dry ingredients and butter to grams, liquids to millilitres. Tap again to go back to cups.

US recipe

2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1½ cups milk

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275 g all-purpose flour
225 g butter, softened
170 g brown sugar, packed
350 ml milk

Example output. Sous Chef rounds to amounts you would actually weigh, so its numbers can differ by a few grams from the table above.

Common questions

How many grams is half a cup of coconut oil?

Half a cup of coconut oil is about 109 g, using 218 g per cup.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of coconut oil?

1 tablespoon of coconut oil is about 14 g, since 1 cup is 16 tablespoons and 218 g per cup divided by 16 is 14 g.

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