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US Tablespoons to US Cups (Butter) Converter

Convert US tablespoons (tbsp) to US cups (cup) 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
0.0625 cup

1 US tablespoons = 0.0625 US cups.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons3
US tablespoons1
US fluid ounces0.5
US liquid pints0.03125
US liquid quarts0.015625
US gallons0.00390625
US nutrition-label fluid ounces0.492892
US nutrition-label cups0.0616115
milliliters14.7868
liters0.0147868
metric teaspoons2.95735
metric tablespoons0.985784
metric cups0.0591471
imperial fluid ounces0.520421
imperial pints0.0260211
imperial quarts0.0130105
imperial gallons0.00325263
Show the working
  1. 1 tbsp = 14.7867647812 mL
  2. 14.7867647812 mL ÷ 236.5882365 mL per cup = 0.0625 cup

How to convert us tablespoons to us cups

1 cup = 16 tbsp, so divide by 16 to go from US tablespoons to US cups of butter (1 tbsp = 0.0625 cup).

cup = tbsp ÷ 16
tbsp = cup × 16

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
73.9338239062 mL ÷ 236.5882365 mL per cup = 0.3125 cup

US Tablespoons to us cups table

US TablespoonsUS Cups
1 tbsp0.0625 cup
2 tbsp0.125 cup
3 tbsp0.1875 cup
4 tbsp0.25 cup
5 tbsp0.3125 cup
6 tbsp0.375 cup
7 tbsp0.4375 cup
8 tbsp0.5 cup
9 tbsp0.5625 cup
10 tbsp0.625 cup
15 tbsp0.9375 cup
20 tbsp1.25 cup
25 tbsp1.5625 cup
30 tbsp1.875 cup
40 tbsp2.5 cup
50 tbsp3.125 cup
75 tbsp4.6875 cup
100 tbsp6.25 cup
250 tbsp15.625 cup
500 tbsp31.25 cup
1000 tbsp62.5 cup

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

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