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Grams of Olive Oil to Cups
How many cups of olive oil are in a given weight? Type a number of grams below to see the volume. Math uses olive oil's density of 0.913 g/mL.
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100 g of olive oil = 0.462953 cup
Grams of Olive Oil to Cups Conversion Table
Common values for olive oil:
| Grams of olive oil | Cups |
|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.046295 cup |
| 25 g | 0.115738 cup |
| 50 g | 0.231476 cup |
| 100 g | 0.462953 cup |
| 150 g | 0.694429 cup |
| 200 g | 0.925905 cup |
| 250 g | 1.1574 cup |
| 500 g | 2.3148 cup |
| 1000 g | 4.6295 cup |
How this works
Olive oil has a density of about 0.913 g/mL (usda fooddata central). That means 1 mL of olive oil weighs 0.913 grams.
Cups = grams × 0.0046
Note: Extra virgin or refined; both within 0.91-0.92 g/mL.
Why a cup of olive oil doesn't always weigh the same
Volume measurements are forgiving in some ways and brutal in others. A cup of olive oil can vary by 10-20% in weight depending on how it's measured: spooned vs scooped, packed vs loose, sifted vs unsifted. The density figure used here (0.913 g/mL) matches the most common published recipe conventions, but if you're after baking precision, weighing on a kitchen scale is more accurate than measuring by volume.
Sourced from USDA FoodData Central. Extra virgin or refined; both within 0.91-0.92 g/mL.
Volume vs weight in cooking
The American convention of measuring ingredients by volume (cups, tablespoons, teaspoons) is convenient but introduces variability that doesn't exist in weight-based recipes. Most professional bakers and bakeries weigh ingredients to within a gram because the structure of baked goods depends on precise ingredient ratios. For everyday cooking — soups, sauces, sautés — the volume-to-weight imprecision rarely matters. For baking that depends on rising or texture (cakes, breads, laminated doughs), it matters a lot.
The conversion
Multiplying the volume of olive oil by its density (0.913 g/mL) gives the weight in grams. The calculator at the top of this page does the math automatically; the formula box above shows the resulting linear factor for the specific volume and weight units selected here.