GRAMSTO TBSP
Convert grams to tablespoons (and back) for common baking ingredients. Because 10 grams of flour and 10 grams of honey are very different volumes.
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Grams per Tablespoon
All ingredients — 1 level tbsp (15 ml)
| Ingredient | Grams / tbsp |
|---|---|
| Plain Flour | 8 g |
| Self-Raising Flour | 8 g |
| Granulated Sugar | 12.5 g |
| Caster Sugar | 12 g |
| Icing Sugar | 8 g |
| Butter | 14 g |
| Cocoa Powder | 7 g |
| Baking Powder | 14 g |
| Salt | 18 g |
| Honey | 21 g |
| Oil (vegetable/olive) | 14 g |
| Milk | 15 g |
| Cream | 15 g |
Quick Reference
Plain Flour
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 8 g |
| 2 tbsp | 16 g |
| 3 tbsp | 24 g |
| 4 tbsp | 32 g |
| 5 tbsp | 40 g |
Why tablespoon measurements vary by ingredient
A tablespoon is a volume measurement — 15 ml in both the UK metric and Australian systems. The US tablespoon is 14.79 ml, which is close enough that the difference never matters in practice. The problem is that different ingredients have vastly different densities. One tablespoon of honey weighs 21 grams, while one tablespoon of cocoa powder weighs just 7 grams — three times less. Recipes that call for tablespoons of dry ingredients are inherently imprecise because how tightly you pack the spoon changes the weight. A heaped tablespoon of flour can contain 50% more than a level one. For consistent results, weigh your ingredients with a digital scale. This converter gives you the standard weight per level tablespoon so you can translate spoon measurements into grams and vice versa.
How to convert grams to tablespoons
Each ingredient has a known weight per level tablespoon, based on standard density measurements at room temperature.
Select your ingredient
Different ingredients have different densities. A tablespoon of salt (18 g) weighs more than twice as much as a tablespoon of cocoa powder (7 g). You need the right conversion factor for each ingredient.
Enter the amount
Type in grams to find out how many tablespoons you need, or enter tablespoons to get the weight in grams. The converter does the division or multiplication for you.
Use level tablespoons
All values in this converter assume level tablespoons — filled and scraped flat with a knife. Heaped or rounded tablespoons hold significantly more and will give inaccurate results.
The conversion formula
To convert grams to tablespoons, divide the weight in grams by the grams-per-tablespoon value for that specific ingredient. To go the other way, multiply tablespoons by the same value. For example, 24 grams of plain flour divided by 8 grams per tablespoon equals 3 tablespoons. There is no universal grams-to-tablespoons formula because it depends entirely on what you are measuring. All values here use a standard metric tablespoon of 15 ml, which is the same in the UK and Australia. The US tablespoon of 14.79 ml is close enough that you do not need to adjust.
Tips & Best Practices
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Always use level tablespoons — scrape off the excess with the flat edge of a knife for consistent measurements
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A UK metric tablespoon is exactly 15 ml, the same as the Australian tablespoon and virtually identical to the US tablespoon (14.79 ml)
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For sticky ingredients like honey, lightly oil the tablespoon first so the ingredient slides off cleanly
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If a recipe calls for a heaped tablespoon, assume roughly 1.5 times the weight of a level tablespoon
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For baking where precision matters, invest in a digital scale — they cost under ten pounds and eliminate the guesswork of spoon measurements
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