Vegetable shortening: grams to cups
One cup of vegetable shortening weighs 192 grams. 100 g is ½ cup (0.52). 300 g is 1 ⅝ cups (1.56).
80 grams
⅜ cup
0.42 cups
100 grams
½ cup
0.52 cups
200 grams
1 cup
1.04 cups
300 grams
1 ⅝ cups
1.56 cups
Worth knowing. The least agreed on number here. Crisco's own label works out to 192 g per cup, King Arthur says 184 g for a loosely filled cup and USDA says 205 g packed. Press it in firmly and weigh if it matters.
Density reference: Crisco label, cross-checked against King Arthur Baking and USDA
Vegetable shortening conversion chart
| Grams | Cups | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | ¼ | 1.8 oz |
| 80 g | ⅜ | 2.8 oz |
| 100 g | ½ | 3.5 oz |
| 125 g | ⅝ | 4.4 oz |
| 150 g | ¾ | 5.3 oz |
| 200 g | 1 | 7.1 oz |
| 250 g | 1 ¼ | 8.8 oz |
| 300 g | 1 ⅝ | 10.6 oz |
| 375 g | 2 | 13.2 oz |
| 500 g | 2 ⅝ | 17.6 oz |
| 1000 g | 5 ¼ | 35.3 oz |
Worth knowing. The least agreed on number here. Crisco's own label works out to 192 g per cup, King Arthur says 184 g for a loosely filled cup and USDA says 205 g packed. Press it in firmly and weigh if it matters.
Density reference: Crisco label, cross-checked against King Arthur Baking and USDA