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US Cups to US Tablespoons (Butter) Converter

Convert US cups (cup) to US tablespoons (tbsp) for butter, with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter an amount, choose its measure and the one you want, and pick the type. Spoons and cups convert to weight using the cited weight per cup.

About amountThe quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
About toUnit you want. Swap exchanges the two units.
About ingredientWeight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
16 tbsp

1 US cups = 16 US tablespoons.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons48
US fluid ounces8
US cups1
US liquid pints0.5
US liquid quarts0.25
US gallons0.0625
US nutrition-label fluid ounces7.88627
US nutrition-label cups0.985784
milliliters236.588
liters0.236588
metric teaspoons47.3176
metric tablespoons15.7725
metric cups0.946353
imperial fluid ounces8.32674
imperial pints0.416337
imperial quarts0.208169
imperial gallons0.0520421
Show the working
  1. 1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
  2. 236.5882365 mL ÷ 14.7867647812 mL per tbsp = 16 tbsp

How to convert us cups to us tablespoons

1 cup = 16 tbsp, so multiply by 16 to go from US cups to US tablespoons of butter. Going the other way, 1 tbsp = 0.0625 cup.

tbsp = cup × 16
cup = tbsp × 0.0625

Cups and spoons convert to weight using the weight per cup for butter shown in the result; how the ingredient is measured (spooned, packed, sifted) changes it.

Worked example:

5 cup = 1182.9411825 mL
1182.9411825 mL ÷ 14.7867647812 mL per tbsp = 80 tbsp

US Cups to us tablespoons table

US CupsUS Tablespoons
1 cup16 tbsp
2 cup32 tbsp
3 cup48 tbsp
4 cup64 tbsp
5 cup80 tbsp
6 cup96 tbsp
7 cup112 tbsp
8 cup128 tbsp
9 cup144 tbsp
10 cup160 tbsp
15 cup240 tbsp
20 cup320 tbsp
25 cup400 tbsp
30 cup480 tbsp
40 cup640 tbsp
50 cup800 tbsp
75 cup1,200 tbsp
100 cup1,600 tbsp
250 cup4,000 tbsp
500 cup8,000 tbsp
1000 cup16,000 tbsp

About the units

US Cups (cup)
US cups, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).
US Tablespoons (tbsp)
US tablespoons, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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