500 Grams of Butter to Cups

500 grams of butter is approximately 2.20 US cups. See the kitchen estimate, calculation basis, and nearby amounts below.

500 grams of butter =

2.20 US cups

Kitchen estimate

2 ⅛ cups + 1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon

Conversions are approximate and may vary by ingredient brand, packing, humidity, and measuring method. Spoons: 15 ml tablespoon, 5 ml teaspoon. Kitchen estimates have up to 10% volume rounding error; very small amounts use a threshold. See Methodology for the policy.

Based on 1 US cup of butter = 227g

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Calculation basis

500g ÷ 227g/cup = 2.2026 cups

The result is rounded to 2.20 cups only for display; the calculation itself isn't rounded.

Measurement basis

Ingredient and cup standard: Butter · US cup / 240 ml · 227g
Measuring step this site recommends: softened · packed into cup

Butter is often sold in sticks in the US, and one stick equals 113g (about half a cup).

Adopted source: USDA FoodData Central — Butter, salted (FDC 173410) · verified 2026-08-04

Method the source states: not specified

Nearby butter amounts

125g → 0.55 cups ½ cup + 2 ½ teaspoons 150g → 0.66 cups ⅝ cup + 1 ½ teaspoons 200g → 0.88 cups ⅞ cup + ½ teaspoon 250g → 1.10 cups 1 cup + 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons

Results by cup size

Cup size	500g in cups
US cup / 240 ml	2.20 cups
US customary cup / 236.6 ml	2.23 cups
Metric cup / 250 ml	2.11 cups