How many tablespoons is 46 grams of butter?

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How many tablespoons is 46 grams of butter?

Answer

46 grams of butter is
3.24 US tablespoons

One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of butter weighs 14.2 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173430 “Butter, without salt”, portion “1 cup” = 227 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. In kitchen measures that is just under 3 1/4 tablespoons.

46 grams of butter equals 3.24 US tablespoons; the way back, from tablespoons to grams, is the Tablespoons to Grams converter.

The same 46 grams of butter is 0.2 US cups or 9.73 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 3.2 tablespoons; the Australian tablespoon of 20 ml is 35.3 % larger, so the same weight fills only 2.4 tablespoons of those.

How 46 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 46 by 14.1875.

46 g ÷ 14.1875 g

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3.24 tablespoons

(three point two four 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.

46 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.

46 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient46 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour5.89 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar3.68 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed3.35 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked5.08 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted6.13 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted7.36 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter3.24 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water3.11 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk3.02 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked3.98 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked4.66 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats9.09 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey2.17 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt2.52 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder8.56 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt3 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil3.41 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil3.38 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream3.09 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream3.2 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter2.85 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch5.75 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder3.33 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda3.33 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast3.83 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon5.9 tablespoons7.8 grams

If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many tablespoons 46 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 butter is 14.2 grams there and here.

See Also

  • Tablespoons to Grams - How many grams a US tablespoon of butter, sugar, flour, honey or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data
  • 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 46 grams of butter? (The answer is: 3.24). 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 butter to US tablespoons

GramsTablespoons
39 g2.75 tablespoons
40 g2.82 tablespoons
41 g2.89 tablespoons
42 g2.96 tablespoons
43 g3.03 tablespoons
44 g3.1 tablespoons
45 g3.17 tablespoons
46 g3.24 tablespoons
48 g3.38 tablespoons
50 g3.52 tablespoons
52 g3.67 tablespoons
55 g3.88 tablespoons
56 g3.95 tablespoons
57 g4.02 tablespoons
60 g4.23 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 46 grams of butter?

46 grams of butter is 3.24 US tablespoons

How do you work out 46 grams of butter in tablespoons?

Divide the grams by the weight of one US tablespoon of butter: 46 ÷ 14.1875 ≈ 3.24. The weight of one US 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.

How many grams does one US tablespoon of butter weigh?

14.2 grams. One US tablespoon is 14.8 ml.