How many grams are in a tablespoon?

It depends on the ingredient. A US tablespoon holds 14.8 mL, which is about 14.8 g of water, 14.1 g of butter, 12.4 g of granulated sugar, 7.5 g of all-purpose flour and 21.2 g of honey.

How many grams are in a teaspoon?

A third of the tablespoon figure: about 4.1 g of granulated sugar, 6.1 g of table salt, 4.6 g of baking powder or baking soda, 4 g of active dry yeast and 2.6 g of ground cinnamon.

How many teaspoons is 10 g of salt?

About 1.64 teaspoons of table salt, using USDA's figure. With Diamond Crystal kosher salt it is about 3.75 teaspoons, because its crystals are lighter.

Is a tablespoon 15 or 20 mL?

15 mL in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and for US labelling purposes (the exact US tablespoon is 14.79 mL). Australia uses 20 mL.

How do I measure a gram amount without a scale?

Convert it to spoons here, then use level measuring spoons. For amounts under a teaspoon, the converter rounds to the nearest 1/8 teaspoon, the smallest common measuring spoon.

Tablespoons to Grams Converter by Ingredient (tbsp, tsp)

Measure	Grams	Ounces
1/8 tsp	0.516	0.0182
1/4 tsp	1.03	0.0364
1/2 tsp	2.06	0.0728
1 tsp	4.13	0.146
1 tbsp	12.4	0.437
2 tbsp	24.8	0.873
1 metric tbsp	12.6	0.443
1 Australian tbsp	16.7	0.59

Spoon sizes

US tablespoon, 14.787 mL: half a US fluid ounce, and 3 teaspoons (NIST Handbook 44).
US teaspoon, 4.929 mL: a third of a tablespoon. NIST rounds it to 5 mL for kitchen use.
Metric tablespoon, 15 mL, used in the UK, Canada and New Zealand. Close enough to the US tablespoon that the two are swapped freely.
Australian tablespoon, 20 mL, which is 4 teaspoons. A third more than everywhere else; this matters for salt, baking soda and other strong ingredients.

The exact unit sizes the converter uses
Unit	Exact size	Definition	Source
Teaspoons	4.92892159375 mL	1 teaspoon = 1/3 tablespoon	NIST Handbook 44 (2019)
Tablespoons	14.78676478125 mL	1 tablespoon = 1/2 US fluid ounce = 3 teaspoons	NIST Handbook 44 (2019)
Teaspoons	5 mL	Metric teaspoon	Wikipedia
Tablespoons	15 mL	Metric tablespoon used in the UK, Canada and New Zealand	Wikipedia
Tablespoons	20 mL	Australian tablespoon = 4 metric teaspoons	Wikipedia

The formula

grams = tablespoons x 14.787 mL x grams per mL of the ingredient

The grams per mL come from the weight of a full cup (236.6 mL) in USDA FoodData Central or King Arthur Baking's chart. For baking powder, baking soda, yeast, cinnamon and kosher salt the sources only print a spoon weight, so that weight is used directly. Where a source prints both, they agree closely: USDA lists table salt at 18 g a tablespoon and 292 g a cup, and 292 g a cup works out to 18.3 g a tablespoon.

Level spoons

All the weights assume a level spoon: filled, then scraped flat with a knife. A heaped spoon of flour or sugar can hold well over the level amount, and recipes that say "heaped" or "rounded" mean more than a level spoon. When a recipe gives a spoon measure for something strong, such as salt, baking soda or yeast, level it.

Salt is three different ingredients

Table salt, Diamond Crystal kosher salt and Morton kosher salt have very different crystals. King Arthur's chart puts a tablespoon at 18 g, 8 g and 16 g. A recipe written with Diamond Crystal and made with table salt gets more than twice the salt. When a recipe names a brand of kosher salt, pick the matching entry.

Every ingredient, per spoon

Grams per spoon for every ingredient
Ingredient	1 tsp (g)	1 US tbsp (g)	1 metric tbsp, 15 mL (g)	1 Australian tbsp, 20 mL (g)
All-purpose flour	2.5	7.5	7.61	10.1
Bread flour	2.5	7.5	7.61	10.1
Cake flour	2.5	7.5	7.61	10.1
Whole wheat flour	2.35	7.06	7.16	9.55
Self-rising flour	2.35	7.06	7.16	9.55
Almond flour	2	6	6.09	8.12
White rice flour	2.96	8.88	9	12
Cornstarch (cornflour in the UK)	2.33	7	7.1	9.47
Cocoa powder, unsweetened	1.75	5.25	5.33	7.1
Granulated sugar	4.13	12.4	12.6	16.7
Brown sugar, packed	4.44	13.3	13.5	18
Powdered sugar (icing sugar)	2.35	7.06	7.16	9.55
Caster sugar (superfine)	3.96	11.9	12	16.1
Honey	7.06	21.2	21.5	28.7
Maple syrup	6.56	19.7	20	26.6
Molasses (black treacle is close)	7.02	21.1	21.4	28.5
Light corn syrup	7.1	21.3	21.6	28.8
Butter	4.71	14.1	14.3	19.1
Vegetable oil (canola)	4.54	13.6	13.8	18.4
Olive oil	4.5	13.5	13.7	18.3
Coconut oil	4.71	14.1	14.3	19.1
Vegetable shortening	4.27	12.8	13	17.3
Milk, whole	5.08	15.2	15.5	20.6
Heavy cream	4.96	14.9	15.1	20.1
Buttermilk	5.1	15.3	15.5	20.7
Plain yogurt	5.1	15.3	15.5	20.7
Sour cream	4.79	14.4	14.6	19.4
Water	4.94	14.8	15	20
Rolled oats	1.85	5.56	5.64	7.52
White rice, long grain, uncooked	3.85	11.6	11.7	15.6
Chocolate chips	3.54	10.6	10.8	14.4
Walnuts, chopped	2.44	7.31	7.42	9.89
Raisins	3.1	9.31	9.45	12.6
Shredded coconut, sweetened	1.94	5.81	5.9	7.86
Cheddar, shredded	2.35	7.06	7.16	9.55
Parmesan, grated	2.08	6.25	6.34	8.45
Peanut butter, smooth	5.38	16.1	16.4	21.8
Table salt	6.08	18.3	18.5	24.7
Kosher salt, Diamond Crystal	2.67	8	8.12	10.8
Kosher salt, Morton	5.33	16	16.2	21.6
Baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)	4.6	13.8	14	18.7
Baking powder	4.6	13.8	14	18.7
Active dry yeast	4	12	12.2	16.2
Ground cinnamon	2.6	7.8	7.91	10.5

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