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US Tablespoons to Grams Converter

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

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Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

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Result
Converted amount
14.7868 g
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)
Exact
14.78676478125

1 US tablespoons of water = 14.7868 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
milligrams14,786.8
kilograms0.0147868
ounces (avoirdupois)0.521588
pounds0.0325992
Show the working
  1. 1 tbsp = 14.7867647812 mL
  2. × 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 14.7867647812 g
  3. = 14.7867647812 g

How to convert us tablespoons to grams

1 tbsp = 14.7868 g, so multiply by 14.7868 to go from US tablespoons to grams. Going the other way, 1 g = 0.067628 tbsp.

g = tbsp × 14.7868
tbsp = g × 0.067628

Worked example:

5 tbsp = 73.9338239062 mL
× 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 73.9338239062 g
= 73.9338239062 g

US Tablespoons to grams table

US TablespoonsGrams
1 tbsp14.7868 g
2 tbsp29.5735 g
3 tbsp44.3603 g
4 tbsp59.1471 g
5 tbsp73.9338 g
6 tbsp88.7206 g
7 tbsp103.507 g
8 tbsp118.294 g
9 tbsp133.081 g
10 tbsp147.868 g
15 tbsp221.801 g
20 tbsp295.735 g
25 tbsp369.669 g
30 tbsp443.603 g
40 tbsp591.471 g
50 tbsp739.338 g
75 tbsp1,109.01 g
100 tbsp1,478.68 g
250 tbsp3,696.69 g
500 tbsp7,393.38 g
1000 tbsp14,786.8 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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