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US Tablespoons to Ounces Converter

Convert US tablespoons (tbsp) to ounces (avoirdupois) (oz), 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
0.521588 oz
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)

1 US tablespoons of water = 0.521588 ounces (avoirdupois). 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
grams14.7868
kilograms0.0147868
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. = 0.521587778251 oz

How to convert us tablespoons to ounces

1 tbsp = 0.521588 oz, so multiply by 0.521588 to go from US tablespoons to ounces (avoirdupois). Going the other way, 1 oz = 1.91722 tbsp.

oz = tbsp × 0.521588
tbsp = oz × 1.91722

Worked example:

5 tbsp = 73.9338239062 mL
× 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 73.9338239062 g
= 2.60793889126 oz

US Tablespoons to ounces table

US TablespoonsOunces
1 tbsp0.521588 oz
2 tbsp1.04318 oz
3 tbsp1.56476 oz
4 tbsp2.08635 oz
5 tbsp2.60794 oz
6 tbsp3.12953 oz
7 tbsp3.65111 oz
8 tbsp4.1727 oz
9 tbsp4.69429 oz
10 tbsp5.21588 oz
15 tbsp7.82382 oz
20 tbsp10.4318 oz
25 tbsp13.0397 oz
30 tbsp15.6476 oz
40 tbsp20.8635 oz
50 tbsp26.0794 oz
75 tbsp39.1191 oz
100 tbsp52.1588 oz
250 tbsp130.397 oz
500 tbsp260.794 oz
1000 tbsp521.588 oz

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).
Ounces (oz)
Ounces (avoirdupois), a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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