Vegetable oil: weights & conversions
A US cup of vegetable oil weighs about 218 g. 100 g is 884 calories and 0 g of protein.
Also written as: oil, canola oil, salad oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, veggie oil.
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1 cup of vegetable oil is about 218 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of vegetable oil weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 218 g | 7.69 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 164 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 145 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 109 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 72.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 54.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 13.6 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.54 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) | 884 | 0 g | 100 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Per cup (218 g) | 1927 | 0 g | 218 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Per tablespoon (13.6 g) | 120 | 0 g | 13.6 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 1002 | 0 g | 113 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 mg |
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- Melted butter, measure for measure.
- Light olive oil, in savoury baking.
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of vegetable oil?
- One US cup of vegetable oil weighs about 218 g (7.69 oz). A tablespoon is about 13.6 g and a teaspoon about 4.54 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of vegetable oil?
- 100 g of vegetable oil is about 0.46 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in vegetable oil?
- Vegetable oil has about 884 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 1927 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of vegetable oil?
- Melted butter, measure for measure. Or: Light olive oil, in savoury baking.