how many grams in a cup of shortening household soybean hydrogenated and palm?

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• Why is this shortening denser than the generic vegetable kind?
  The palm oil component sets up firmer at room temperature than soybean oil alone, so the same cup holds more solid fat and less trapped air. That's the gap between 205 g here and ~184 g for plain hydrogenated vegetable shortening. For pie crust at 8 oz flour to 1 cup fat, the extra 20 g shifts you toward a shorter, more tender crumb.
• How do I measure a cup of solid shortening without air pockets?
  Press it into a dry measuring cup with the back of a spoon or a flexible spatula, working from the bottom up to push out gaps, then level the top with a straight edge. The water-displacement method also works for half-cups: fill a 2-cup measure with 1 cup water, spoon shortening in until the water reads 2 cups, then drain. You'll land near 205 g per cup.
• Can I swap this 1:1 for butter in a buttercream?
  By volume yes, but the texture shifts. A cup of this shortening (205 g) replaces a cup of butter (227 g) without melting under piping-bag heat, which is why wedding-cake decorators reach for it. You lose dairy flavor and gain stability; many bakers split the difference at half butter, half shortening for piped roses that hold their petals through a reception.

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