How many tablespoons is 50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar?

"Grams to Tablespoons" Calculator
How many tablespoons is
g

How many tablespoons is 50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar?

Answer

50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar is
6.67 US tablespoons

One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup unsifted” = 120 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. In kitchen measures that is just over 6 5/8 tablespoons.

USDA FoodData Central also lists a spoon portion of unsifted powdered sugar — “1 tbsp unsifted” = 8 grams, 6.7 % above the 7.5 grams this page takes from the USDA cup (1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons). The page keeps the derived weight, so that the cup, tablespoon and teaspoon of one ingredient never contradict each other; spoon portions are small, and how full the spoon is moves them most.

50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar equals 6.67 US tablespoons; the way back, from tablespoons to grams, is the Tablespoons to Grams converter.

Sifted powdered sugar weighs 6.25 grams per tablespoon, so the same 50 grams of it is 8 tablespoons.

The same 50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar is 0.42 US cups or 20 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 6.57 tablespoons; the Australian tablespoon of 20 ml is 35.3 % larger, so the same weight fills only 4.93 tablespoons of those.

How 50 grams of unsifted 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 unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams (seven point five), so divide 50 by 7.5.

50 g ÷ 7.5 g

≈

6.67 tablespoons

(six point six seven tablespoons)

The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup unsifted” = 120 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.

50 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.

50 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient50 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour6.4 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar4 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed3.64 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked5.52 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted6.67 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted8 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter3.52 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water3.38 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk3.28 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked4.32 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked5.06 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats9.88 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey2.36 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt2.74 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder9.3 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt3.27 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil3.7 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil3.67 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream3.36 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream3.48 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter3.1 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch6.25 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder3.62 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda3.62 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast4.17 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon6.41 tablespoons7.8 grams

If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many tablespoons 50 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 unsifted powdered sugar is 7.5 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 50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar? (The answer is: 6.67). Weights come from USDA FoodData Central, and the spoon is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml — 1/16 of a US cup.
"Grams to Tablespoons" Calculator
How many tablespoons is
g

Grams of unsifted powdered sugar to US tablespoons

GramsTablespoons
41 g5.47 tablespoons
42 g5.6 tablespoons
43 g5.73 tablespoons
44 g5.87 tablespoons
45 g6 tablespoons
46 g6.13 tablespoons
48 g6.4 tablespoons
50 g6.67 tablespoons
52 g6.93 tablespoons
55 g7.33 tablespoons
56 g7.47 tablespoons
57 g7.6 tablespoons
60 g8 tablespoons
64 g8.53 tablespoons
65 g8.67 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar?

50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar is 6.67 US tablespoons

How do you work out 50 grams of unsifted powdered sugar in tablespoons?

Divide the grams by the weight of one US tablespoon of unsifted powdered sugar: 50 ÷ 7.5 ≈ 6.67. The weight of one US tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup unsifted” = 120 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.

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

7.5 grams. One US tablespoon is 14.8 ml.

What about sifted powdered sugar?

50 grams of sifted powdered sugar is 8 US tablespoons: one US tablespoon of it weighs 6.25 grams against 7.5 grams for unsifted powdered sugar.