How many tablespoons is 120 grams?

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How many tablespoons is 120 grams?

Answer

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 120 grams fills
from 5.66 tablespoons (honey) to 23.7 tablespoons (rolled oats)

A tablespoon measures volume and grams measure weight, so 120 grams of different ingredients fills a different number of tablespoons. The table gives all 23 of them, with the packed, sifted and cooked states on rows of their own, each from the USDA FoodData Central weight of one US cup ÷ 16 — one US tablespoon (14.8 ml) is 1/16 of a US cup — or of one US teaspoon × 3 for baking powder, baking soda, active dry yeast and ground cinnamon; water is counted from its volume.

120 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient120 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour15.4 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar9.6 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed8.73 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked13.2 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted16 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted19.2 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter8.46 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water8.12 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk7.87 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked10.4 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked12.2 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats23.7 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey5.66 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt6.58 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder22.3 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt7.84 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil8.89 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil8.81 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream8.07 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream8.35 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter7.44 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch15 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder8.7 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda8.7 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast10 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon15.4 tablespoons7.8 grams

How 120 grams of butter was converted to tablespoons

tablespoons = grams ÷ grams in one US tablespoon

A tablespoon is a volume, so its weight depends on the ingredient. One US tablespoon of butter weighs 14.2 grams (fourteen point two), so divide 120 by 14.1875.

120 g ÷ 14.1875 g

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8.46 tablespoons

(eight point four six tablespoons)

The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173430 “Butter, without salt”, portion “1 cup” = 227 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. Scooped ingredients vary with how they are filled — spooned in lightly, a tablespoon weighs less; packed down, more — so for baking a kitchen scale is the exact tool and this figure the standard reference.

The other way round: how many grams in a tablespoon

This page starts from grams and answers in tablespoons. The opposite question — how many grams a recipe’s tablespoons weigh, fractions like 1/2 and 2 1/2 included — is what the tablespoons to grams converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: one US tablespoon of butter is 14.2 grams there and here.

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About "Grams to Tablespoons" Calculator

This converter turns grams of an ingredient into US tablespoons (tbsp). A tablespoon is a volume and a gram is a weight, so the answer depends on what is in the spoon: 100 grams of butter fill 7.05 tablespoons, the same 100 grams of all-purpose flour 12.8 tablespoons. Pick the ingredient, or leave it on “any ingredient” to see all 23 side by side. For example, it can help you find out how many tablespoons is 120 grams? Weights come from USDA FoodData Central, and the spoon is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml — 1/16 of a US cup.
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Grams to US tablespoons for the most asked ingredients

GramsButter, tablespoonsGranulated sugar, tablespoonsAll-purpose flour, tablespoons
80 g5.64 tablespoons6.4 tablespoons10.2 tablespoons
85 g5.99 tablespoons6.8 tablespoons10.9 tablespoons
90 g6.34 tablespoons7.2 tablespoons11.5 tablespoons
100 g7.05 tablespoons8 tablespoons12.8 tablespoons
110 g7.75 tablespoons8.8 tablespoons14.1 tablespoons
113 g7.96 tablespoons9.04 tablespoons14.5 tablespoons
115 g8.11 tablespoons9.2 tablespoons14.7 tablespoons
120 g8.46 tablespoons9.6 tablespoons15.4 tablespoons
125 g8.81 tablespoons10 tablespoons16 tablespoons
130 g9.16 tablespoons10.4 tablespoons16.6 tablespoons
140 g9.87 tablespoons11.2 tablespoons17.9 tablespoons
150 g10.6 tablespoons12 tablespoons19.2 tablespoons
160 g11.3 tablespoons12.8 tablespoons20.5 tablespoons
170 g12 tablespoons13.6 tablespoons21.8 tablespoons
175 g12.3 tablespoons14 tablespoons22.4 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 120 grams?

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 120 grams fills from 5.66 tablespoons (honey) to 23.7 tablespoons (rolled oats)

Why is there no single answer for 120 grams?

Because a tablespoon is a volume and grams are a weight. Light, airy ingredients such as rolled oats or cocoa take many tablespoons for the same weight; dense ones such as honey or salt take few. The table on this page lists all 23 ingredients side by side.

How many tablespoons is 120 grams of butter?

120 grams of butter is 8.46 US tablespoons, because one US tablespoon of it weighs 14.2 grams.

How many tablespoons is 120 grams of granulated sugar?

120 grams of granulated sugar is 9.6 US tablespoons, because one US tablespoon of it weighs 12.5 grams.

How many tablespoons is 120 grams of all-purpose flour?

120 grams of all-purpose flour is 15.4 US tablespoons, because one US tablespoon of it weighs 7.81 grams.

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