Grams to Tablespoons Converter
Convert grams to tablespoons for over 50 common cooking and baking ingredients. Because a tablespoon of honey weighs nearly four times more than a tablespoon of cocoa powder — density matters, and our converter accounts for it.
Quick reference: All-purpose flour
125g
= 1 cup
7.81g
= 1 tbsp
2.6g
= 1 tsp
4.41oz
= 1 cup
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Try MealMatics FreeWhy Grams to Tablespoons Is Tricky (and How to Do It Right)
Here's something that trips up a lot of home cooks: tablespoons measure volume, not weight. So when a recipe lists "15g of olive oil" and you only have a tablespoon measure in hand, you can't just apply some universal number — you have to know how dense olive oil is. Oil, water, honey, flour, and butter all pack into a tablespoon differently. Olive oil comes in at about 13.5g per tablespoon. Honey is around 21g. All-purpose flour is roughly 8g. These aren't rounding errors — they're meaningful differences that can genuinely affect how a recipe turns out.
Baking's where this really bites you. Use the generic "1 tbsp = 15g" rule for flour and your cookies come out dry and crumbly — because a tablespoon of flour is only 8g, not 15. Measure honey the same way and suddenly your dessert's twice as sweet as intended. Same deal with salad dressings, spice rubs, protein powder, nut butters — basically anything that isn't water. We've built a database of 50+ real ingredient densities: your baking staples (flour, sugar, cocoa), pantry basics (oil, butter, honey, salt, cornstarch), and a bunch more. So whether you're scaling a recipe down, converting between measurement systems, or just eyeballing tablespoons because your kitchen scale's buried in a drawer — you'll get a number that actually works.
Grams to Tablespoons — Quick Reference Chart
| Ingredient | 1 tbsp (g) | 2 tbsp (g) | 4 tbsp (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 8g | 16g | 32g |
| Granulated sugar | 12.5g | 25g | 50g |
| Powdered sugar | 7.5g | 15g | 30g |
| Butter (softened) | 14g | 28g | 57g |
| Olive oil | 13.5g | 27g | 54g |
| Honey | 21g | 42g | 85g |
| Cocoa powder | 5.4g | 11g | 22g |
| Cornstarch | 8g | 16g | 32g |
| Salt (table) | 18g | 36g | 72g |
| Peanut butter | 16g | 32g | 64g |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many grams is 1 tablespoon?
It depends entirely on the ingredient. Water is about 15g per tablespoon, which is why 15g is often used as a rough default. But flour is only 8g per tablespoon, honey is 21g, and salt is around 18g. There's no single answer — always check by ingredient.
Is it the same for all types of flour?
No. All-purpose flour is about 8g per tablespoon, bread flour is slightly heavier at around 9g, and cake flour is lighter at roughly 7g. The difference comes down to how finely the flour is milled and how densely it packs.
Why does a tablespoon of salt weigh so much more than a tablespoon of flour?
Salt granules are dense and pack together tightly — there's very little air between them. Flour particles are irregular and fluffy, trapping a lot of air in the same space. That's why the same volume produces very different weights.
Can I use this for liquid ingredients too?
Yes. Water and most thin liquids are close to 15g per tablespoon. Oils are slightly lighter (olive oil ≈ 13.5g/tbsp, vegetable oil ≈ 14g/tbsp). Honey and maple syrup are heavier because they're denser than water.
What size tablespoon does this converter use?
We use the US tablespoon, which is 14.787 ml. This is the standard in American recipes. The metric tablespoon (used in Australia and some European countries) is 15 ml — slightly larger.
My recipe says 30g of butter — how many tablespoons is that?
Butter is about 14g per tablespoon (when softened). So 30g of butter is approximately 2 tablespoons. If your butter is very cold and hard, it may pack slightly more densely — but for practical purposes, 2 tablespoons is the right answer.