Beans, nuts & seeds
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.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 258 g | 9.1 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 194 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 172 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 129 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 86 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 64.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 16.1 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 5.38 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 588 | 22.5 g | 50.4 g | 22.3 g | 4.8 g | 476 mg |
| Per cup (258 g) | 1517 | 58.1 g | 130 g | 57.5 g | 12.4 g | 1228 mg |
| Per tablespoon (16.1 g) | 95 | 3.63 g | 8.13 g | 3.6 g | 0.77 g | 77 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 667 | 25.5 g | 57.2 g | 25.3 g | 5.44 g | 540 mg |
If you have run out
- 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.