Tablespoon Calculator

Needed whenever volume and weight are on opposite sides of the conversion.
Grams per millilitre. Water is 1.00; granulated sugar is about 0.85; plain flour about 0.53.
Converted amount
7.8125
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Result
1 US tablespoons (14.787 mL) = 7.8125 Grams (g)
Weight in grams
7.81 g
Weight in ounces
0.276 oz
Volume in millilitres
14.79 mL
Volume in US cups
0.0625 cup
Density used
0.528344 g/mL
Grams per US cup
125.0 g
Density source
All-purpose (plain) white flour - USDA FoodData Central 168894, "Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached", portion 1 cup = 125 g
Worked out from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy food portion data and 1 other source.
Flours and other compressible dry goods vary by 10-20% with scooping technique. The USDA figure is the spooned-and-levelled reference; a scoop straight from the bag weighs more.

How this is worked out

3 steps
  1. 1 x 14.78676478125 mL = 14.7868 mL
  2. 14.7868 mL x 0.528344 g/mL = 7.8125 g
  3. 7.8125 g / 1 g = 7.8125

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