Grams to tablespoons converter
Type a value in either box and pick the ingredient, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.
- Tablespoons (tbsp)
- 0.06763
1 g = 0.06763 tbsp (Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup).
Tablespoons (tbsp): 0.06763. 1 g = 0.06763 tbsp (Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup).
Tablespoons (tbsp) by grams (g)
How to calculate
Converts grams to tablespoons and back for water, milk, flour, sugar, and other ingredients, from what each one weighs per cup.
Example with the default inputs (Grams (g) 1, Ingredient Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup): 1 g = 0.06763 tbsp (Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup).
Formula: tablespoons = grams ÷ 236.582321794 × 16, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (water at 4 °C: 236.582 g)
- Grams per cup are USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) portion weights for one level US cup (8 US fluid ounces): all-purpose flour 125 g (FDC 168894), granulated sugar 200 g (FDC 169655), brown sugar, packed 220 g (FDC 168833), powdered sugar, unsifted 120 g (FDC 169656), whole milk 244 g (FDC 171265), butter 227 g (FDC 173410), olive oil 216 g (FDC 171413), honey 339 g (FDC 169640), white rice, uncooked 185 g (FDC 169756).
- Water is pure water: 0.999975 kg per liter at 4 °C and 0.998207 kg per liter at 20 °C, from the Tanaka et al. (2001) density formula.
- How you fill the tablespoon changes the weight: packed, sifted, or scooped flour can differ by 20% or more.
- A US cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons, so a tablespoon holds 1/16 and a teaspoon 1/48 of a cup.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up; an answer of 1 billion or more shows at most 15 significant digits.
Worked examples
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- Grams (g) 100, Ingredient Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 6.762974.Source: Density of pure water from Tanaka et al. (2001), Metrologia 38, 301: 999.9749 kg/m³ at 4 °C, 998.2067 kg/m³ at 20 °C, as 0.999975 kg per liter
- Grams (g) 125, Ingredient All-purpose flour, 125 g per cup gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 16.Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 168894: 1 cup = 125 g
Other questions people ask
How many tablespoons are in 100 grams?
It depends on the ingredient, because a weight does not fix the volume. 100 g is about, in tablespoons: all-purpose flour 12.8; granulated sugar 8; brown sugar, packed 7.273; powdered sugar, unsifted 13.33; water at 4 °C 6.763; water at 20 °C 6.775; whole milk 6.557; butter 7.048; olive oil 7.407; honey 4.72; white rice, uncooked 8.649.
How do I convert grams to tablespoons?
tablespoons = grams ÷ 236.582321794 × 16, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (water at 4 °C: 236.582 g). For example, 100 g of water at 4 °C is 6.762974 tablespoons.
How many grams are in a tablespoon?
It depends on the ingredient. A level US tablespoon is 1/16 of a US cup, so it holds about: all-purpose flour 7.813 g; granulated sugar 12.5 g; brown sugar, packed 13.75 g; powdered sugar, unsifted 7.5 g; water at 4 °C 14.79 g; water at 20 °C 14.76 g; whole milk 15.25 g; butter 14.19 g; olive oil 13.5 g; honey 21.19 g; white rice, uncooked 11.56 g.
Are USDA's own tablespoon weights the same?
Close. This page divides the USDA cup weight by 16. USDA also lists some spoons measured on their own: honey 21 g a tablespoon (339 ÷ 16 = 21.19 g) and butter 14.2 g (227 ÷ 16 = 14.19 g).
Is a tablespoon 15 mL?
A US tablespoon is 1/2 US fluid ounce, 14.786765 mL. Metric spoons hold 15 mL, as NIST's metric kitchen guide counts it.