It depends on the ingredient: a tablespoon of water is about 14.8 g, all-purpose flour about 7.5 g, granulated sugar 12.5 g and butter 14.2 g. Find yours in the chart.
Grams per tablespoon chart
| Active dry yeast | 12 g |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 7.5 g |
| Almond flour | 6 g |
| Baking powder | 13.8 g |
| Baking soda | 13.8 g |
| Bread flour | 7.5 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 13.8 g |
| Butter | 14.2 g |
| Cake flour | 7.5 g |
| Chocolate chips (semisweet) | 10.5 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 7.31 g |
| Cocoa powder (unsweetened) | 5.38 g |
| Cornmeal | 9.81 g |
| Cornstarch | 8 g |
| Granulated sugar | 12.5 g |
| Grated Parmesan | 6.25 g |
| Heavy cream | 14.9 g |
| Honey | 21.2 g |
| Kosher salt | 8 g |
| Maple syrup | 19.7 g |
| Milk | 15.2 g |
| Molasses | 21.1 g |
| Olive oil | 13.5 g |
| Peanut butter | 16.1 g |
| Powdered sugar (unsifted) | 7.5 g |
| Raisins | 9.06 g |
| Rolled oats | 5.06 g |
| Shredded cheddar cheese | 7.06 g |
| Sour cream | 14.4 g |
| Table salt | 18.2 g |
| Vegetable oil | 13.6 g |
| Water | 14.8 g |
| White rice (uncooked, long grain) | 11.6 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 7.06 g |
| Yogurt (plain) | 15.3 g |
Flours are spooned into the cup and leveled; brown sugar is packed. Values from USDA FoodData Central and King Arthur Baking; each ingredient page shows both.
Why there's no single answer
Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons measure volume; grams and pounds measure weight. Dense ingredients such as honey or salt pack more grams into the same spoon than fluffy ones such as flour or cocoa. Scooping flour straight from the bag can add 15–25% more than spooning and leveling, which is why bakers weigh.
Questions people ask
How many grams of sugar in a tablespoon?
About 12 g in 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar.
Tbsp in grams butter?
About 14 g in 1 tablespoon of butter.
4 tbsp butter in grams?
About 57 g in 4 tablespoons of butter.
1 tablespoon salt in grams?
About 18 g in 1 tablespoon of table salt.
2 tbsp sugar in grams?
About 25 g in 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar.
1 tablespoon flour in grams?
About 7.5 g in 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour.
Sources
- NIST SP 811 Appendix B.9 - Conversion factors by kind of quantity
- NIST OWM - Approximate conversions from U.S. customary measures to metric
- 21 CFR 101.9(b)(5)(viii) - FDA nutrition labeling household measures (eCFR)
- USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) - Butter, salted (FDC 173410)
- USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) - Egg, whole, raw, fresh (FDC 171287)
- King Arthur Baking - Ingredient Weight Chart