Cups to grams

Tablespoons of butter to grams

1 tbsp butter = 14.2 g

A level US tablespoon of butter weighs 14.2 grams; a teaspoon weighs 4.72 g.

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1 tablespoon of butter = 14.2 grams

Weights per cup are typical values for ingredients spooned and leveled; packing, sifting and brand change them. For baking, weighing is most reliable.

Butter spoons to grams chart

Butter: spoons to grams
MeasureGrams
¼ teaspoon1.18 g
½ teaspoon2.36 g
1 teaspoon4.72 g
2 teaspoons9.45 g
1 tablespoon14.2 g
2 tablespoons28.3 g
3 tablespoons42.5 g
4 tablespoons56.7 g
5 tablespoons70.9 g
6 tablespoons85 g
7 tablespoons99.2 g
8 tablespoons113 g
9 tablespoons128 g
10 tablespoons142 g
11 tablespoons156 g
12 tablespoons170 g
13 tablespoons184 g
14 tablespoons198 g
15 tablespoons213 g
16 tablespoons227 g

Weight from the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart (½ cup = 113.4 g).

How to convert tablespoons to grams

Formulagrams = tablespoons × 14.17

A US tablespoon is 1/16 cup (about 14.8 mL) and a teaspoon is one third of that. Australian tablespoons are larger (20 mL), so increase the weight by about a third for Australian recipes.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams is a tablespoon of butter?

1 US tablespoon of butter weighs about 14.2 g; 1 teaspoon about 4.72 g.

How many tablespoons of butter are in 100 g?

About 7.05 tablespoons.

Is this a level or heaped tablespoon?

Level. A heaped spoon can hold half as much again, so level the spoon with a knife for accurate results.

Try “psi to bar”, “cups”, “binary” or “5 ft in cm”.