Oil to Butter Conversion Calculator

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Choose whether to start with a known oil amount or a known butter amount.
All liquid oils share roughly the same 3:4 volume ratio with butter. Coconut oil differs slightly in density, which matters only for weight-based inputs.
Enter the quantity in the unit selected below.
Select the unit that matches your recipe. Grams, ounces, pounds, and sticks are weight units; the rest are volume units.
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The amount of the target ingredient needed

Unitcup
In teaspoons48
In tablespoons16
In cups1
In grams215.5
In sticks1.9
_inputCanonical177.441
_resultCanonical236.588
Oil / Butter (input)177.441
Butter / Oil (result)236.588

0.75 cup of vegetable oil = 1.00 cup of butter.

  • The standard kitchen ratio is 3 parts oil to 4 parts butter by volume. Use 4/3 as your multiplier for any amount.
  • That equals about 1.90 sticks of butter (1 stick = 4 oz / 113 g).
  • Vegetable and canola oil are neutral-flavoured and work well in most baked goods. The swap reduces saturated fat but adds more total fat than butter.
  • This substitution works best in baked goods that call for melted butter or in sauteing. Recipes relying on solid butter for texture (pastry, shortbread) are harder to swap.

Next stepMeasure by weight (grams) when precision matters most, as volume measures can vary by a few percent depending on how you pack a cup.

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