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US Tablespoons to Pounds (All-purpose flour) Converter

Convert US tablespoons (tbsp) to pounds (lb) for all-purpose flour, 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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Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
0.0172236 lb
Density used
0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g)

1 US tablespoons of all-purpose flour = 0.0172236 pounds. 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
milligrams7,812.5
grams7.8125
kilograms0.0078125
ounces (avoirdupois)0.275578
Show the working
  1. 1 tbsp = 14.7867647812 mL
  2. × 0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g) = 7.8125 g
  3. = 0.0172236142332 lb

How to convert us tablespoons to pounds

1 tbsp = 0.0172236 lb, so multiply by 0.0172236 to go from US tablespoons to pounds of all-purpose flour. Going the other way, 1 lb = 58.0598 tbsp.

lb = tbsp × 0.0172236
tbsp = lb × 58.0598

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

Worked example:

5 tbsp = 73.9338239062 mL
× 0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g) = 39.0625 g
= 0.086118071166 lb

US Tablespoons to pounds table

US TablespoonsPounds
1 tbsp0.0172236 lb
2 tbsp0.0344472 lb
3 tbsp0.0516708 lb
4 tbsp0.0688945 lb
5 tbsp0.0861181 lb
6 tbsp0.103342 lb
7 tbsp0.120565 lb
8 tbsp0.137789 lb
9 tbsp0.155013 lb
10 tbsp0.172236 lb
15 tbsp0.258354 lb
20 tbsp0.344472 lb
25 tbsp0.43059 lb
30 tbsp0.516708 lb
40 tbsp0.688945 lb
50 tbsp0.861181 lb
75 tbsp1.29177 lb
100 tbsp1.72236 lb
250 tbsp4.3059 lb
500 tbsp8.61181 lb
1000 tbsp17.2236 lb

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).
Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).

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