How many tablespoons is 5 grams of olive oil?
How many tablespoons is 5 grams of olive oil?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of olive oil weighs 13.5 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171413 “Oil, olive, salad or cooking”, portion “1 cup” = 216 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. In kitchen measures that is just under 3/8 tablespoon.
5 grams of olive oil equals 0.37 US tablespoons; the way back, from tablespoons to grams, is the Tablespoons to Grams converter.
The same 5 grams of olive oil is 0.0231 US cups or 1.11 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 0.37 tablespoons; the Australian tablespoon of 20 ml is 35.3 % larger, so the same weight fills only 0.27 tablespoons of those.
How 5 grams of olive oil was converted to tablespoons
A tablespoon is a volume, so its weight depends on the ingredient. One US tablespoon of olive oil weighs 13.5 grams (thirteen point five), so divide 5 by 13.5.
5 g ÷ 13.5 g
≈0.37 tablespoons
(zero point three seven tablespoons)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171413 “Oil, olive, salad or cooking”, portion “1 cup” = 216 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.
5 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.
| Ingredient | 5 grams in tablespoons | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 0.64 tablespoons | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 0.4 tablespoons | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 0.36 tablespoons | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 0.55 tablespoons | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 0.67 tablespoons | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 0.8 tablespoons | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 0.35 tablespoons | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 0.34 tablespoons | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 0.33 tablespoons | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 0.43 tablespoons | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 0.51 tablespoons | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 0.99 tablespoons | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 0.24 tablespoons | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 0.27 tablespoons | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 0.93 tablespoons | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 0.33 tablespoons | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 0.37 tablespoons | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 0.37 tablespoons | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 0.34 tablespoons | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 0.35 tablespoons | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 0.31 tablespoons | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 0.63 tablespoons | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 0.36 tablespoons | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 0.36 tablespoons | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 0.42 tablespoons | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 0.64 tablespoons | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many tablespoons 5 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 olive oil is 13.5 grams there and here.
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Grams of olive oil to US tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 1 g | 0.0741 tablespoons |
| 1.5 g | 0.11 tablespoons |
| 2 g | 0.15 tablespoons |
| 2.5 g | 0.19 tablespoons |
| 3 g | 0.22 tablespoons |
| 3.5 g | 0.26 tablespoons |
| 4 g | 0.3 tablespoons |
| 5 g | 0.37 tablespoons |
| 6 g | 0.44 tablespoons |
| 7 g | 0.52 tablespoons |
| 7.5 g | 0.56 tablespoons |
| 8 g | 0.59 tablespoons |
| 8.5 g | 0.63 tablespoons |
| 8.6 g | 0.64 tablespoons |
| 8.7 g | 0.64 tablespoons |
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