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Shortening Grams to Cups Conversion

Shortening weighs about 205 grams per US cup, lighter than butter since it has no water content to add weight. Pack it into the cup firmly and level off, the way most recipes assume.


1 US cup of shortening = 205g

Tip: This calculator is preset to shortening, switch ingredients any time.

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Amount in grams

Precision

Granulated sugar

1.00

cups

200g = 1.00 cups (≈ 1 cup)

16.00

Tablespoons

236.59

Millilitres

7.05

Ounces

0.44

Pounds

Formula 200 g ÷ 200 g/cup = 1.00 cups

Shortening Conversion Chart

Grams	Cups
25g	0.12 cups
50g	0.24 cups
100g	0.49 cups
150g	0.73 cups
200g	0.98 cups
250g	1.22 cups
500g	2.44 cups
1000g	4.88 cups

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