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US Tablespoons to Grams (Butter) Converter

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

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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.

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Result
Converted amount
14.1875 g
Density used
0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g)

1 US tablespoons of butter = 14.1875 grams. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
milligrams14,187.5
kilograms0.0141875
ounces (avoirdupois)0.500449
pounds0.0312781
Show the working
  1. 1 tbsp = 14.7867647812 mL
  2. × 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 14.1875 g
  3. = 14.1875 g

How to convert us tablespoons to grams

1 tbsp = 14.1875 g, so multiply by 14.1875 to go from US tablespoons to grams of butter. Going the other way, 1 g = 0.0704846 tbsp.

g = tbsp × 14.1875
tbsp = g × 0.0704846

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 tbsp = 73.9338239062 mL
× 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 70.9375 g
= 70.9375 g

US Tablespoons to grams table

US TablespoonsGrams
1 tbsp14.1875 g
2 tbsp28.375 g
3 tbsp42.5625 g
4 tbsp56.75 g
5 tbsp70.9375 g
6 tbsp85.125 g
7 tbsp99.3125 g
8 tbsp113.5 g
9 tbsp127.688 g
10 tbsp141.875 g
15 tbsp212.812 g
20 tbsp283.75 g
25 tbsp354.688 g
30 tbsp425.625 g
40 tbsp567.5 g
50 tbsp709.375 g
75 tbsp1,064.06 g
100 tbsp1,418.75 g
250 tbsp3,546.88 g
500 tbsp7,093.75 g
1000 tbsp14,187.5 g

About the units

US Tablespoons (tbsp)
US tablespoons, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).
Grams (g)
Grams, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.

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