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Grams to tablespoons
A tablespoon holds about 15 ml, so the grams depend on the ingredient: 1 tbsp is about 12.5 g of sugar, 7.8 g of flour, 14.2 g of butter and 21 g of honey.
5 grams of granulated sugar = 0.4 tablespoons
Measure it: scant 1 ¼ tsp
Grams to tablespoons chart
| Grams | Tablespoons | How to measure |
|---|---|---|
| 5 grams | 0.4 | scant 1 ¼ tsp |
| 10 grams | 0.8 | scant 2 ½ tsp |
| 15 grams | 1.2 | heaping 1 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| 20 grams | 1.6 | 1 tbsp + 1 ¾ tsp |
| 25 grams | 2 | 2 tbsp |
| 30 grams | 2.4 | 2 tbsp + 1 ¼ tsp |
| 40 grams | 3.2 | 3 tbsp + ½ tsp |
| 50 grams | 4 | ¼ cup |
| 60 grams | 4.8 | ¼ cup + 2 ½ tsp |
| 100 grams | 8 | ½ cup |
Weight of 1 tbsp by ingredient
| Ingredient | 1 tbsp |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 7.81 g |
| Granulated sugar | 12.5 g |
| Butter | 14.2 g |
| Brown sugar | 13.8 g |
| Powdered sugar | 7.5 g |
| Milk | 15 g |
| Water | 14.8 g |
| White rice (uncooked) | 11.6 g |
| Rolled oats | 5.06 g |
| Cocoa powder | 5.4 g |
| Chocolate chips | 10.5 g |
| Almond flour | 6 g |
| Bread flour | 8.56 g |
| Honey | 21 g |
| Peanut butter | 16.1 g |
| Yogurt | 15.3 g |
| Vegetable oil | 13.6 g |
Weights per US cup (236.6 ml), spooned and levelled, from USDA FoodData Central. All ingredients.
For small amounts of dense powders such as salt and baking soda, check the ingredient: a tablespoon of table salt is 18 g, but of kosher salt only 8 to 16 g depending on the brand.
Questions
How many grams in a tablespoon of sugar?
About 12.5 g.
How many tablespoons is 30 grams of flour?
About 3¾ tablespoons.