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Olive oil — Cups to Grams

One US cup of olive oil weighs about 216 grams. That makes it heavier than all-purpose flour, which is 120 grams per cup. Olive oil is a touch lighter than most neutral vegetable oils. Use the converter below to switch olive oil between cups, grams, ounces, tablespoons and millilitres — or read the full chart underneath.

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Olive oil conversion chart

Olive oil — cups to grams chart
Cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons	Millilitres
⅛ cup	27 g	0.952 oz	2	29.57 ml
¼ cup	54 g	1.9 oz	4	59.15 ml
⅓ cup	72 g	2.54 oz	5.33	78.86 ml
½ cup	108 g	3.81 oz	8	118.3 ml
⅔ cup	144 g	5.08 oz	10.67	157.7 ml
¾ cup	162 g	5.71 oz	12	177.4 ml
1 cup	216 g	7.62 oz	16	236.6 ml
1¼ cups	270 g	9.52 oz	20	295.7 ml
1½ cups	324 g	11.43 oz	24	354.9 ml
2 cups	432 g	15.24 oz	32	473.2 ml
3 cups	648 g	22.86 oz	48	709.8 ml

Grams to cups: olive oil

Olive oil — grams to cups chart
Grams	Cups	Ounces	Tablespoons
10 g	0.046	0.353 oz	0.741
25 g	0.116	0.882 oz	1.85
50 g	0.231	1.76 oz	3.7
75 g	0.347	2.65 oz	5.56
100 g	0.463	3.53 oz	7.41
125 g	0.579	4.41 oz	9.26
150 g	0.694	5.29 oz	11.11
200 g	0.926	7.05 oz	14.81
250 g	1.16	8.82 oz	18.52
300 g	1.39	10.58 oz	22.22
400 g	1.85	14.11 oz	29.63
500 g	2.31	17.64 oz	37.04

How to measure olive oil

Olive oil is a touch lighter than most neutral vegetable oils.

Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, the most reliable way to measure olive oil is with a digital kitchen scale. If you are working from cups, keep your technique consistent every time so your results are repeatable. For more, see our guide on baking by weight versus volume.

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Substitutes for olive oil

1 cup olive oil = 1 cup vegetable, canola, or other neutral oil (California Olive Ranch)
Straight 1:1 swap. Use light or refined olive oil where you want neutrality; extra-virgin carries fruity/peppery flavor that suits cakes, focaccia, savory bakes.
1 cup butter = ¾ cup olive oil (when swapping olive oil in for butter) (California Olive Ranch)
Butter is ~20% water, so use less oil. Works for muffins, quick breads, brownies; not suitable for laminated or creamed-butter doughs (pie crust, croissants, shortbread).

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Olive oil conversions: FAQ

Why doesn't a cup of olive oil weigh the same as a cup of water?

A cup measures volume, not weight. Olive oil is less dense than water (216 g versus 237 g per cup), so the same volume has a different weight. Weighing in grams is the most accurate way to measure it.

Common olive oil conversions

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100 g to cups

100 g olive oil ≈ 0.463 cups

200 g to cups

200 g olive oil ≈ 0.926 cups

250 g to cups

250 g olive oil ≈ 1.16 cups

500 g to cups

500 g olive oil ≈ 2.31 cups

¼ cup to grams

¼ cup olive oil ≈ 54 g

½ cup to grams

½ cup olive oil ≈ 108 g

1 cup to grams

1 cup olive oil ≈ 216 g

2 cups to grams

2 cups olive oil ≈ 432 g

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* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.