How many tablespoons is 18 grams?

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How many tablespoons is 18 grams?

Answer

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 18 grams fills
from 0.85 tablespoons (honey) to 3.56 tablespoons (rolled oats)

A tablespoon measures volume and grams measure weight, so 18 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.

18 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient18 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour2.3 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar1.44 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed1.31 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked1.99 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted2.4 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted2.88 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter1.27 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water1.22 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk1.18 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked1.56 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked1.82 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats3.56 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey0.85 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt0.99 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder3.35 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt1.18 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil1.33 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil1.32 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream1.21 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream1.25 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter1.12 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch2.25 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder1.3 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda1.3 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast1.5 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon2.31 tablespoons7.8 grams

How 18 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 18 by 14.1875.

18 g ÷ 14.1875 g

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1.27 tablespoons

(one point two seven 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 18 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
11 g0.78 tablespoons0.88 tablespoons1.41 tablespoons
12 g0.85 tablespoons0.96 tablespoons1.54 tablespoons
13 g0.92 tablespoons1.04 tablespoons1.66 tablespoons
14 g0.99 tablespoons1.12 tablespoons1.79 tablespoons
15 g1.06 tablespoons1.2 tablespoons1.92 tablespoons
16 g1.13 tablespoons1.28 tablespoons2.05 tablespoons
17 g1.2 tablespoons1.36 tablespoons2.18 tablespoons
18 g1.27 tablespoons1.44 tablespoons2.3 tablespoons
19 g1.34 tablespoons1.52 tablespoons2.43 tablespoons
20 g1.41 tablespoons1.6 tablespoons2.56 tablespoons
21 g1.48 tablespoons1.68 tablespoons2.69 tablespoons
22 g1.55 tablespoons1.76 tablespoons2.82 tablespoons
23 g1.62 tablespoons1.84 tablespoons2.94 tablespoons
24 g1.69 tablespoons1.92 tablespoons3.07 tablespoons
25 g1.76 tablespoons2 tablespoons3.2 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 18 grams?

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 18 grams fills from 0.85 tablespoons (honey) to 3.56 tablespoons (rolled oats)

Why is there no single answer for 18 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 18 grams of butter?

18 grams of butter is 1.27 US tablespoons, because one US tablespoon of it weighs 14.2 grams.

How many tablespoons is 18 grams of granulated sugar?

18 grams of granulated sugar is 1.44 US tablespoons, because one US tablespoon of it weighs 12.5 grams.

How many tablespoons is 18 grams of all-purpose flour?

18 grams of all-purpose flour is 2.3 US tablespoons, because one US tablespoon of it weighs 7.81 grams.

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