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US Tablespoons to Pounds (Granulated sugar) Converter

Convert US tablespoons (tbsp) to pounds (lb) for granulated sugar, 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
0.0275578 lb
Density used
0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g)

1 US tablespoons of granulated sugar = 0.0275578 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
milligrams12,500
grams12.5
kilograms0.0125
ounces (avoirdupois)0.440925
Show the working
  1. 1 tbsp = 14.7867647812 mL
  2. × 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 12.5 g
  3. = 0.0275577827731 lb

How to convert us tablespoons to pounds

1 tbsp = 0.0275578 lb, so multiply by 0.0275578 to go from US tablespoons to pounds of granulated sugar. Going the other way, 1 lb = 36.2874 tbsp.

lb = tbsp × 0.0275578
tbsp = lb × 36.2874

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

Worked example:

5 tbsp = 73.9338239062 mL
× 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 62.5 g
= 0.137788913866 lb

US Tablespoons to pounds table

US TablespoonsPounds
1 tbsp0.0275578 lb
2 tbsp0.0551156 lb
3 tbsp0.0826733 lb
4 tbsp0.110231 lb
5 tbsp0.137789 lb
6 tbsp0.165347 lb
7 tbsp0.192904 lb
8 tbsp0.220462 lb
9 tbsp0.24802 lb
10 tbsp0.275578 lb
15 tbsp0.413367 lb
20 tbsp0.551156 lb
25 tbsp0.688945 lb
30 tbsp0.826733 lb
40 tbsp1.10231 lb
50 tbsp1.37789 lb
75 tbsp2.06683 lb
100 tbsp2.75578 lb
250 tbsp6.88945 lb
500 tbsp13.7789 lb
1000 tbsp27.5578 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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