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US Cups to Sticks of Butter (Butter) Converter

Convert US cups (cup) to sticks of butter (stick) for butter, with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter an amount, choose its measure and the one you want, and pick the type. Spoons and cups convert to weight using the cited weight per cup.

About amountThe quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
About toUnit you want. Swap exchanges the two units.
About ingredientWeight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
2 stick

1 US cups = 2 sticks of butter.

Show the the same amount in other weight units (18 rows)
The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons48
US tablespoons16
US fluid ounces8
US cups1
US liquid pints0.5
US liquid quarts0.25
US gallons0.0625
US nutrition-label fluid ounces7.88627
US nutrition-label cups0.985784
milliliters236.588
liters0.236588
metric teaspoons47.3176
metric tablespoons15.7725
metric cups0.946353
imperial fluid ounces8.32674
imperial pints0.416337
imperial quarts0.208169
imperial gallons0.0520421
Show the working
  1. 1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
  2. 236.5882365 mL ÷ 118.29411825 mL per stick = 2 stick

How to convert us cups to sticks of butter

1 cup = 2 stick, so multiply by 2 to go from US cups to sticks of butter of butter. Going the other way, 1 stick = 0.5 cup.

stick = cup × 2
cup = stick × 0.5

Cups and spoons convert to weight using the weight per cup for butter shown in the result; how the ingredient is measured (spooned, packed, sifted) changes it.

Worked example:

5 cup = 1182.9411825 mL
1182.9411825 mL ÷ 118.29411825 mL per stick = 10 stick

US Cups to sticks of butter table

US CupsSticks of Butter
1 cup2 stick
2 cup4 stick
3 cup6 stick
4 cup8 stick
5 cup10 stick
6 cup12 stick
7 cup14 stick
8 cup16 stick
9 cup18 stick
10 cup20 stick
15 cup30 stick
20 cup40 stick
25 cup50 stick
30 cup60 stick
40 cup80 stick
50 cup100 stick
75 cup150 stick
100 cup200 stick
250 cup500 stick
500 cup1,000 stick
1000 cup2,000 stick

About the units

US Cups (cup)
US cups, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).
Sticks of Butter (stick)
Sticks of butter, a US customary unit. A US stick of butter: 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons), about 113 g. Definition: US butter stick: 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons = 1/4 pound (USDA FoodData Central, butter, 'stick' measure).

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