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| Ingredient | 1 tbsp | 2 tbsp | 3 tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar (granulated) | 12.5 g | 25 g | 37.5 g |
| Sugar (powdered) | 7.5 g | 15 g | 22.5 g |
| Butter | 14.2 g | 28.4 g | 42.5 g |
| Flour (all-purpose) | 7.8 g | 15.6 g | 23.5 g |
| Baking powder | 13.3 g | 26.6 g | 40g |
| Honey | 21 g | 42 g | 63 g |
| Cocoa powder | 9.5 g | 19 g | 28.5 g |
| Figures are approximate. US tablespoon. | |||
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Use our calculator to convert between tablespoons and grams for a wide range of common baking ingredients. Scroll down for our charts of tablespoon and gram conversions for sugar, butter and other ingredients.
How many grams are in a tablespoon?
A level tablespoon of sugar weighs around 12.5 grams and a level tablespoon of butter measures around 14.2 grams. The conversion of one tablespoon to grams depends on the density of the ingredient being measured.
Because the tablespoon is a unit of volume and the gram is a unit of weight, converting between the two requires an ingredient density figure. Alas, there's no single conversion factor that works for all ingredients.
Although the NIST's Office of Weights and Measures recommends measuring dry ingredients using kitchen scales, we recognise that's not always possible. And that's why we created our converter at the top of the page, and our conversion charts below.
Tablespoons to grams for sugar
There are approximately 12.5 grams in a level tablespoon of granulated sugar. If you are using powdered sugar, you'll find a tablespoon holds around 7.5 grams.
| Tbsp | Granulated Sugar | Powdered Sugar |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 12.5 g | 7.5 g |
| 2 tbsp | 25 g | 15 g |
| 3 tbsp | 37.5 g | 22.5 g |
| 4 tbsp | 50 g | 30 g |
| 5 tbsp | 62.5 g | 37.5 g |
| 6 tbsp | 75 g | 45 g |
| 7 tbsp | 87.5 g | 52.5 g |
| 8 tbsp | 100 g | 60 g |
| 9 tbsp | 112.5 g | 67.5 g |
| 10 tbsp | 125 g | 75 g |
| Figures are rounded for simplicity. | ||
We've done sugar, let's turn our attention to butter.
Tablespoons to grams for butter
One tablespoon of butter weighs approximately 14.2 grams, meaning that two tablespoons weigh around 28.4 grams.
| Butter (tbsp) | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 14.2 g |
| 2 tbsp | 28.4 g |
| 3 tbsp | 42.6 g |
| 4 tbsp | 56.8 g |
| 5 tbsp | 71 g |
| 6 tbsp | 85.2 g |
| 7 tbsp | 99.4 g |
| 8 tbsp | 113.6 g |
| 9 tbsp | 127.8 g |
| 10 tbsp | 142 g |
| Figures are rounded for simplicity. | |
Other baking ingredients
Here are some conversions for other ingredients commonly used in baking.
| Ingredient | 1 tbsp | 2 tbsp | 3 tbsp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peanut butter | 17.7 g | 35.5 g | 53.2 g |
| Honey | 21 g | 42 g | 63 g |
| Olive Oil | 13.6 g | 27.2 g | 40.8 g |
| Milk | 15.3 g | 30.6 g | 46 g |
| Oat Milk | 15.2 g | 30.5 g | 45 g |
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Calculator by Alastair HazellReferences
- NIST - Office of Weights and Measures. Metric Kitchen: Culinary Measurement Tips
- Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations. Density Database Version 2.0
- Rose Levy Beranbaum. (1988). The Cake Bible