How many grams are in a tablespoon?
It depends on the ingredient. A tablespoon of granulated sugar weighs 12 g, a tablespoon of butter 14 g, a tablespoon of honey 21 g and a tablespoon of all-purpose flour 8 g. A teaspoon is a third of a tablespoon.
| Ingredient | 1 teaspoon | 1 tablespoon |
|---|---|---|
| Granulated sugar | 4 g | 12 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 4.5 g | 13 g |
| Powdered sugar (unsifted) | 2.5 g | 7 g |
| All-purpose flour | 2.5 g | 8 g |
| Butter | 4.5 g | 14 g |
| Honey | 7 g | 21 g |
| Olive oil | 4.5 g | 14 g |
| Milk | 5 g | 15 g |
| Water | 5 g | 15 g |
| Cocoa powder | 1.8 g | 5 g |
| Cornstarch | 2.5 g | 7 g |
| Baking powder | 4 g | 12 g |
| Baking soda | 6 g | 18 g |
| Instant yeast | 3 g | 9 g |
| Table salt | 6 g | 18 g |
| Kosher salt (Morton) | 5 g | 16 g |
| Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) | 2.5 g | 8 g |
| Peanut butter | 6 g | 17 g |
| Chia seeds | 3 g | 9 g |
| Rolled oats | 1.9 g | 6 g |
Grams to tablespoons
Type the grams in the first field to go the other way. These are the amounts recipes ask for most.
| Ingredient | 10 g | 15 g | 25 g | 50 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granulated sugar | 0.81 tbsp | 1.21 tbsp | 2.02 tbsp | 4.04 tbsp | 8.08 tbsp |
| Butter | 0.71 tbsp | 1.06 tbsp | 1 ¾ tbsp | 3 ½ tbsp | 7 tbsp |
| All-purpose flour | 1 ⅓ tbsp | 2 tbsp | 3 ⅓ tbsp | 6 ⅔ tbsp | 13 ⅓ tbsp |
| Honey | 0.48 tbsp | 0.71 tbsp | 1.19 tbsp | 2.38 tbsp | 4 ¾ tbsp |
| Olive oil | 0.74 tbsp | 1.11 tbsp | 1.85 tbsp | 3.7 tbsp | 7.41 tbsp |
| Cocoa powder | 1.9 tbsp | 2.86 tbsp | 4 ¾ tbsp | 9 ½ tbsp | 19 tbsp |
Salt: the kind changes the weight
A tablespoon of table salt weighs 18 g. The same spoon of Morton kosher salt weighs 16 g and of Diamond Crystal kosher salt only 8 g, because the flakes are larger and pack loosely. That is why a recipe tested with one salt tastes too salty with another when you measure by the spoon. Morton’s own chart gives 1 ¼ teaspoons of its kosher salt for each teaspoon of table salt. Weighing the salt removes the question.
A tablespoon is not the same everywhere
A US tablespoon holds 14.8 ml and a metric tablespoon 15 ml, close enough to treat as one. An Australian tablespoon holds 20 ml, a third more. The converter uses the US tablespoon of 14.8 ml and the US teaspoon of 4.9 ml.
Where the weights come from
The weights of flours, sugars, salts, leaveners and fats come from King Arthur Baking’s ingredient weight chart. The weights of water, milk and oils come from USDA FoodData Central. Both were checked in November 2026.
