Ingredients

Butter conversion

Use the published butter source measure while keeping solid, softened, whipped, and melted states outside unsupported density assumptions.

Editorially reviewed October 28, 2026
Measurement reference

Butter

Unsalted American-style butter, source recipe measure

Use the source’s stated recipe measure. A distinct physical-volume procedure is not reported for this ingredient.

Reference values describe the stated ingredient and measuring method. Your own ingredient may differ.

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Result

A source cup keeps the publisher’s meaning. It is not silently treated as a US or metric cup.

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Use a measurement from your own kitchen

Weigh a known volume of this ingredient in the same state. This reference stays in your local project and does not change the public data.

References for this ingredient
Ingredient stateSource measureReported weightVolume definitionSource
Unsalted American-style butter, source recipe measure8 source tbsp113 gNot defined in this sourceKing Arthur · 8 source tbsp = 113 g

The available butter record is a source recipe measure for unsalted American-style butter. It does not independently establish physical densities for solid, softened, whipped, and melted butter.

Read the source equivalents together

The reference provides a source-spoon amount and an equivalent source-cup amount. These are linked recipe measures from the same source, not proof that either has an established millilitre capacity.

Use the selected relationship within its stated source measures. A physical-volume conversion needs a separate, appropriate measurement instead of an assumed density for all butter states.

Use a known package weight

If the recipe or package gives the weight you need, enter it directly. A known fraction of that mass can be scaled without converting through a cup.

When the recipe says a fraction of a stick or package, retain the package size in the note. Do not assume a package size merely from the word “stick” or from the place where you found the recipe.

Keep preparation after the amount

Words such as softened or melted remain useful method information even when the amount is in grams. Keep them with the row when scaling or printing.

Butter remains its own ingredient in a baker’s formula. Its entire mass should not be counted as water, and a quantity conversion does not establish a substitution for oil or another fat.

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