Tablespoons to Grams Converter
How many grams is a tablespoon? It depends entirely on what you are measuring. Pick your ingredient and convert tablespoons (or teaspoons and cups) to grams instantly — a tablespoon of flour and a tablespoon of honey are nowhere near the same weight.
1 tablespoon in grams, by ingredient
Grams per tablespoon are just one sixteenth of the grams per cup, so lighter, fluffier ingredients weigh far less per spoon than dense or wet ones. Here is 1 level US tablespoon for some everyday ingredients:
| Ingredient | 1 tbsp in grams |
|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 7.5 g |
| Granulated Sugar | 12.5 g |
| Brown Sugar (packed) | 13.3 g |
| Powdered Sugar | 7.1 g |
| Butter | 14.2 g |
| Cocoa Powder | 5.3 g |
| Honey | 21.3 g |
| Milk | 15 g |
| Olive Oil | 13.5 g |
| Water | 14.8 g |
1 US tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 1/16 cup = 14.79 ml. For a full chart of any single ingredient, open its page below.
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Need a different conversion?
Working in cups instead? Use the cups to grams converter. Have a weight already? The grams to cups converter goes the other way. For pure volume swaps (tbsp ↔ tsp ↔ mL) see the volume converter, and for butter in sticks try the butter converter.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 tablespoon?
There is no single answer — it depends on the ingredient, because a tablespoon is a measure of volume and grams measure weight. One US tablespoon of all-purpose flour is about 7.5 g, of granulated sugar about 12.5 g, of butter about 14.2 g, of cocoa powder about 5.3 g and of honey about 21.3 g. Pick your ingredient above for an exact figure.
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of butter?
1 US tablespoon of butter is about 14.2 g. There are 8 tablespoons in a stick of butter (113.5 g) and 16 tablespoons in a cup.
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of flour?
1 US tablespoon of all-purpose flour is about 7.5 g. Spoon the flour into the tablespoon and level it off rather than scooping, which packs it and adds weight.
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of sugar?
1 US tablespoon of granulated sugar is about 12.5 g. Brown sugar is a little heavier at about 13.3 g per tablespoon when lightly packed.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
A US cup holds 16 tablespoons, and each tablespoon is 3 teaspoons — so a cup is 48 teaspoons. That is why 1 tablespoon of an ingredient weighs one sixteenth of what a full cup weighs.
Is a tablespoon the same size everywhere?
Not quite. This converter uses the US tablespoon of 14.79 ml. A UK/international metric tablespoon is 15 ml (close enough to ignore) but an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml — about a third larger — so scale accordingly if your recipe is Australian.