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Grams to tablespoons chart
There is no single answer — it depends on the ingredient. One tablespoon of flour is about 7.5 g, while a tablespoon of honey is about 21.3 g. The full chart is below.
15 ml1 tbsp
7.5 g1 tbsp flour
21.3 g1 tbsp honey
Weight of one, two and four tablespoons
| Ingredient | 1 tbsp | 2 tbsp | 4 tbsp (¼ cup) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flour | 7.5 g | 15 g | 30 g |
| Sugar | 12.5 g | 25 g | 50 g |
| Butter | 14.2 g | 28 g | 57 g |
| Milk | 15.0 g | 30 g | 60 g |
| Water | 14.8 g | 30 g | 59 g |
| Honey | 21.3 g | 43 g | 85 g |
| Cocoa | 6.2 g | 12 g | 25 g |
| Salt | 18.0 g | 36 g | 72 g |
| Oil | 13.6 g | 27 g | 54 g |
Tablespoon equivalents
| Measure | Tablespoons | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | ⅓ tbsp | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 1 tbsp | 15 ml |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp | 59 ml |
| ⅓ cup | 5⅓ tbsp | 79 ml |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp | 118 ml |
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp | 237 ml |
A tablespoon is a volume (15 ml in most of the world; Australia uses 20 ml), so converting to grams always needs the ingredient. This is exactly the question a plain calculator cannot answer. For small quantities of anything critical — yeast, baking soda, salt — a scale beats spoons, because a heaped spoon can hold half again as much as a level one.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 tablespoon?
It depends on the ingredient: about 7.5 g of flour, 12.5 g of sugar, 14.2 g of butter, or 21.3 g of honey.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16 tablespoons in one US cup.
Is an Australian tablespoon different?
Yes — Australia uses a 20 ml tablespoon, while most other countries use 15 ml.