Tablespoons to Grams Converter
Convert tablespoons and teaspoons into grams. A spoon measures volume, so the weight depends on the ingredient; pick yours below.
1 tbsp=7.81 g
All-Purpose Flour: 125 g per US cup. See full table →
Grams in a tablespoon of common ingredients
| Ingredient | 1 tablespoon | 1 teaspoon |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | 14.2 g | 4.7 g |
| Flour | 7.8 g | 2.6 g |
| Sugar | 12.5 g | 4.2 g |
| Brown sugar | 13.8 g | 4.6 g |
| Honey | 21.3 g | 7.1 g |
| Cocoa | 5.3 g | 1.8 g |
| Vegetable oil | 13.6 g | 4.5 g |
| Milk | 15.3 g | 5.1 g |
Spoon measures and where they trip you up
Tablespoons are the workhorse of small measurements: butter for a roux, cocoa for a dusting, honey for a glaze. Like cups, though, a tablespoon is a volume, roughly 15 millilitres, so the number of grams it holds swings with the ingredient. A level tablespoon of flour is about 8 grams while the same spoon of honey carries around 21 grams. When a recipe measures by weight, those differences add up fast across six or eight tablespoons.
The arithmetic is tidy because spoon and cup sizes nest neatly: 16 tablespoons make a US cup and 3 teaspoons make a tablespoon. Take any ingredient's grams-per-cup density, divide by 16 for a tablespoon, and divide by 48 for a teaspoon. The converter above does this automatically, and every ingredient page on the site quotes the spoon weights alongside the cup table.
Two practical notes. First, measure spoons level, not heaped; a heaped tablespoon of flour can weigh half as much again. Second, watch out for Australian recipes, which use a 20 millilitre tablespoon rather than the 15 millilitre spoon used in the US, UK and most of Europe. When in doubt, convert to grams and weigh, and the spoon size stops mattering entirely.
Scaling a whole recipe? The cups to grams converter and grams to cups converter handle the bigger measures.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is a tablespoon?
It depends on the ingredient. A tablespoon of butter is about 14 grams, a tablespoon of flour is about 8 grams, a tablespoon of sugar is about 12.5 grams, and a tablespoon of honey is around 21 grams. A tablespoon measures volume, so density decides the weight.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in a US cup, and 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon. That means you can divide any grams-per-cup figure by 16 to get the grams in one tablespoon of the same ingredient.
Is a tablespoon the same size everywhere?
Not quite. A US tablespoon is about 15 millilitres, which this converter uses, and a metric tablespoon is also 15 ml. The outlier is the Australian tablespoon at 20 ml, so recipes from Australia may run a third larger per spoon.
How many grams is a tablespoon of butter?
About 14 grams. Butter is 227 grams per US cup, and a cup holds 16 tablespoons, so one tablespoon is 227 divided by 16, roughly 14.2 grams. Many butter wrappers mark tablespoon lines for exactly this reason.