How many tablespoons is 125 grams of all-purpose flour?

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How many tablespoons is 125 grams of all-purpose flour?

Answer

125 grams of all-purpose flour is
16 US tablespoons

One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of all-purpose flour weighs 7.81 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.

125 grams of all-purpose flour equals 16 US tablespoons; the way back, from tablespoons to grams, is the Tablespoons to Grams converter.

The same 125 grams of all-purpose flour is 1 US cup or 48 US teaspoons.

This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. The metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) is 1.4 % larger and takes 15.8 tablespoons; the Australian tablespoon of 20 ml is 35.3 % larger, so the same weight fills only 11.8 tablespoons of those.

How 125 grams of all-purpose flour 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 all-purpose flour weighs 7.81 grams (seven point eight one), so divide 125 by 7.8125.

125 g ÷ 7.8125 g

=

16 tablespoons

(sixteen tablespoons)

The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 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.

125 grams of other ingredients in tablespoons

The same weight fills a different number of tablespoons for every ingredient: light, airy ones take many, dense ones few. Your ingredient is highlighted.

125 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient125 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour16 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar10 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed9.09 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked13.8 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted16.7 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted20 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter8.81 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water8.45 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk8.2 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked10.8 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked12.7 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats24.7 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey5.9 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt6.85 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder23.3 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt8.16 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil9.26 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil9.17 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream8.4 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream8.7 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter7.75 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch15.6 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder9.06 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda9.06 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast10.4 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon16 tablespoons7.8 grams

If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many tablespoons 125 grams is across every ingredient at once.

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 all-purpose flour is 7.81 grams there and here.

See Also

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  • Cups to Tablespoons - Convert Cups to Tablespoons
  • Tablespoons to Cups - Convert Tablespoons to Cups
  • Grams to Teaspoons - How many US teaspoons a weight of sugar, salt, baking powder, yeast or another ingredient fills — by USDA weights
  • Grams to Cups - How many US cups a weight of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient fills — by USDA cup weights

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 125 grams of all-purpose flour? (The answer is: 16). 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 of all-purpose flour to US tablespoons

GramsTablespoons
85 g10.9 tablespoons
90 g11.5 tablespoons
100 g12.8 tablespoons
110 g14.1 tablespoons
113 g14.5 tablespoons
115 g14.7 tablespoons
120 g15.4 tablespoons
125 g16 tablespoons
130 g16.6 tablespoons
140 g17.9 tablespoons
150 g19.2 tablespoons
160 g20.5 tablespoons
170 g21.8 tablespoons
175 g22.4 tablespoons
180 g23 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 125 grams of all-purpose flour?

125 grams of all-purpose flour is 16 US tablespoons

How do you work out 125 grams of all-purpose flour in tablespoons?

Divide the grams by the weight of one US tablespoon of all-purpose flour: 125 ÷ 7.8125 = 16. The weight of one US tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.

How many grams does one US tablespoon of all-purpose flour weigh?

7.81 grams. One US tablespoon is 14.8 ml.