How many tablespoons is 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar?

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How many tablespoons is 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar?

Answer

30 grams of sifted powdered sugar is
4.8 US tablespoons

One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of sifted powdered sugar weighs 6.25 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup sifted” = 100 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. In kitchen measures that is just over 4 3/4 tablespoons.

30 grams of sifted powdered sugar equals 4.8 US tablespoons; the way back, from tablespoons to grams, is the Tablespoons to Grams converter.

Unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams per tablespoon, so the same 30 grams of it is 4 tablespoons.

The same 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar is 0.3 US cups or 14.4 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 4.73 tablespoons; the Australian tablespoon of 20 ml is 35.3 % larger, so the same weight fills only 3.55 tablespoons of those.

How 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar 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 sifted powdered sugar weighs 6.25 grams (six point two five), so divide 30 by 6.25.

30 g ÷ 6.25 g

=

4.8 tablespoons

(four point eight tablespoons)

The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup sifted” = 100 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.

30 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.

30 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient30 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour3.84 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar2.4 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed2.18 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked3.31 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted4 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted4.8 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter2.11 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water2.03 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk1.97 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked2.59 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked3.04 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats5.93 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey1.42 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt1.64 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder5.58 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt1.96 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil2.22 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil2.2 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream2.02 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream2.09 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter1.86 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch3.75 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder2.17 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda2.17 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast2.5 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon3.85 tablespoons7.8 grams

If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many tablespoons 30 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 sifted powdered sugar is 6.25 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 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar? (The answer is: 4.8). 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 sifted powdered sugar to US tablespoons

GramsTablespoons
23 g3.68 tablespoons
24 g3.84 tablespoons
25 g4 tablespoons
26 g4.16 tablespoons
27 g4.32 tablespoons
28 g4.48 tablespoons
29 g4.64 tablespoons
30 g4.8 tablespoons
31 g4.96 tablespoons
32 g5.12 tablespoons
33 g5.28 tablespoons
34 g5.44 tablespoons
35 g5.6 tablespoons
36 g5.76 tablespoons
37 g5.92 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar?

30 grams of sifted powdered sugar is 4.8 US tablespoons

How do you work out 30 grams of sifted powdered sugar in tablespoons?

Divide the grams by the weight of one US tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar: 30 ÷ 6.25 = 4.8. The weight of one US tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup sifted” = 100 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.

How many grams does one US tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar weigh?

6.25 grams. One US tablespoon is 14.8 ml.

What about unsifted powdered sugar?

30 grams of unsifted powdered sugar is 4 US tablespoons: one US tablespoon of it weighs 7.5 grams against 6.25 grams for sifted powdered sugar.