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Peanut butter: weights & conversions

A US cup of peanut butter weighs about 258 g. 100 g is 588 calories and 22.5 g of protein.

Also written as: creamy peanut butter, crunchy peanut butter.

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1 cup of peanut butter is about 258 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of peanut butter weighs, from the cup weight above.

peanut butter volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup258 g9.1 oz
3/4 cup194 g
2/3 cup172 g
1/2 cup129 g
1/3 cup86 g
1/4 cup64.5 g
1 tablespoon16.1 g
1 teaspoon5.38 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

peanut butter weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for peanut butter by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)58822.5 g50.4 g22.3 g4.8 g476 mg
Per cup (258 g)151758.1 g130 g57.5 g12.4 g1228 mg
Per tablespoon (16.1 g)953.63 g8.13 g3.6 g0.77 g77 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)66725.5 g57.2 g25.3 g5.44 g540 mg

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  • Almond butter or sunflower seed butter, measure for measure.

Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of peanut butter?
One US cup of peanut butter weighs about 258 g (9.1 oz). A tablespoon is about 16.1 g and a teaspoon about 5.38 g.
How many cups is 100 g of peanut butter?
100 g of peanut butter is about 0.39 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
How many calories are in peanut butter?
Peanut butter has about 588 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 1517 calories a cup.
How much protein is in peanut butter?
About 22.5 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 25.5 g in a 4 oz portion.
What can I use instead of peanut butter?
Almond butter or sunflower seed butter, measure for measure.

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