Tablespoons to grams
grams = tablespoons × (grams per tablespoon for that ingredient)
There is no single tablespoons-to-grams factor, and any chart that gives you one is quietly assuming an ingredient. A tablespoon is a measure of volume; a gram is a measure of mass. What sits between them is density, and density is the ingredient — which is why tablespoon for tablespoon, honey outweighs flour by nearly three to one. Find the ingredient in the table below, or use the converter for an amount that is not listed.
Dry ingredients assume the spoon-and-level method: the ingredient spooned into the measure and swept flat, not scooped and packed. Scooping flour from the bag can add a fifth to the weight.
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The whole point of the calculator: a cup of each of these weighs something different.
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Used in weight → volume mode.
- Weight
- 7.5 g
- Cups
- 0.063 cup
- Tablespoons
- 1 tbsp
- Teaspoons
- 3 tsp
- Milliliters
- 14.8 mL
- Fluid ounces
- 0.5 fl oz
Assumptions
- US customary cup (236.6 mL); spooned-and-levelled dry ingredients.
- Weights are typical values and vary a few percent by brand, humidity and packing.
| Ingredient | 1 cup (g) | ½ cup (g) | ¼ cup (g) | 1 tbsp (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 120 | 60 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Bread flour | 120 | 60 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Cake flour | 120 | 60 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Self-rising flour | 113 | 57 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Whole wheat flour | 113 | 57 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Pastry flour | 106 | 53 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Almond flour | 96 | 48 | 24 | 6 |
| Coconut flour | 128 | 64 | 32 | 8 |
| Rye flour (medium) | 106 | 53 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Spelt flour | 99 | 50 | 25 | 6.2 |
| Semolina flour | 163 | 82 | 41 | 10.2 |
| Cornmeal (whole) | 138 | 69 | 35 | 8.6 |
| Gluten-free all-purpose flour | 156 | 78 | 39 | 9.8 |
| Granulated white sugar | 198 | 99 | 50 | 12.4 |
| Brown sugar, packed | 213 | 107 | 53 | 13.3 |
Weights are for spooned-and-levelled dry ingredients (King Arthur Baking). Scooping flour straight from the bag packs it and can add 20–30%.
| Measure | Equals |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 3 teaspoons = ½ fl oz = 14.8 mL |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp = 2 fl oz = 59 mL |
| ⅓ cup | 5⅓ tbsp = 79 mL |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp = 4 fl oz = 118 mL |
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp = 8 fl oz = 237 mL |
| 1 pint | 2 cups = 473 mL |
| 1 quart | 4 cups = 946 mL |
| 1 stick of butter | ½ cup = 8 tbsp = 113 g = 4 oz |
Grams in one tablespoon, by ingredient
Weights from King Arthur Baking — Ingredient Weight Chart.
Questions
- How many grams are in a tablespoon?
- It depends on what is in it. A tablespoon of flour is 7.5 g, of sugar 12.4 g, of butter 14.2 g, of honey 21 g. A tablespoon measures volume and a gram measures mass, so the ingredient's density is what connects them.
- How many grams is a tablespoon of flour?
- 7.5 g, spooned and levelled. Scooped straight from the bag it packs down and weighs more — the commonest reason a recipe comes out dry.
- Is a US cup the same as a metric cup?
- No. A US customary cup is 236.588 ml; the metric cup used in Australia and New Zealand is 250 ml, about 6% larger. American recipes mean the US cup, and so does this chart.
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1 tablespoon of flour = 7.5 g, of sugar 12.4 g, of honey 21 g. Source: https://www.calculateitnow.dev/tablespoons-to-grams