How many tablespoons is 85 grams of all-purpose flour?

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How many tablespoons is 85 grams of all-purpose flour?

Answer

85 grams of all-purpose flour is
10.9 US tablespoons

One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of all-purpose flour weighs 7.81 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons. In kitchen measures that is just over 10 7/8 tablespoons.

85 grams of all-purpose flour equals 10.9 US tablespoons; the way back, from tablespoons to grams, is the Tablespoons to Grams converter.

The same 85 grams of all-purpose flour is 0.68 US cups or 32.6 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 10.7 tablespoons; the Australian tablespoon of 20 ml is 35.3 % larger, so the same weight fills only 8.04 tablespoons of those.

How 85 grams of all-purpose flour 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 all-purpose flour weighs 7.81 grams (seven point eight one), so divide 85 by 7.8125.

85 g ÷ 7.8125 g

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10.9 tablespoons

(ten point nine tablespoons)

The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 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.

85 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.

85 grams of each ingredient in US tablespoons
Ingredient85 grams in tablespoonsOne US tablespoon weighs
All-purpose flour10.9 tablespoons7.81 grams
Granulated sugar6.8 tablespoons12.5 grams
Brown sugar, packed6.18 tablespoons13.8 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked9.38 tablespoons9.06 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted11.3 tablespoons7.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted13.6 tablespoons6.25 grams
Butter5.99 tablespoons14.2 grams
Water5.75 tablespoons14.8 grams
Whole milk5.57 tablespoons15.3 grams
White rice, uncooked7.35 tablespoons11.6 grams
White rice, cooked8.61 tablespoons9.88 grams
Rolled oats16.8 tablespoons5.06 grams
Honey4.01 tablespoons21.2 grams
Table salt4.66 tablespoons18.3 grams
Cocoa powder15.8 tablespoons5.38 grams
Plain yogurt5.55 tablespoons15.3 grams
Olive oil6.3 tablespoons13.5 grams
Vegetable oil6.24 tablespoons13.6 grams
Heavy cream5.71 tablespoons14.9 grams
Sour cream5.91 tablespoons14.4 grams
Peanut butter5.27 tablespoons16.1 grams
Cornstarch10.6 tablespoons8 grams
Baking powder6.16 tablespoons13.8 grams
Baking soda6.16 tablespoons13.8 grams
Active dry yeast7.08 tablespoons12 grams
Ground cinnamon10.9 tablespoons7.8 grams

If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many tablespoons 85 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 all-purpose flour is 7.81 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 85 grams of all-purpose flour? (The answer is: 10.9). 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 all-purpose flour to US tablespoons

GramsTablespoons
60 g7.68 tablespoons
64 g8.19 tablespoons
65 g8.32 tablespoons
66 g8.45 tablespoons
70 g8.96 tablespoons
75 g9.6 tablespoons
80 g10.2 tablespoons
85 g10.9 tablespoons
90 g11.5 tablespoons
100 g12.8 tablespoons
110 g14.1 tablespoons
113 g14.5 tablespoons
115 g14.7 tablespoons
120 g15.4 tablespoons
125 g16 tablespoons

FAQ

How many tablespoons is 85 grams of all-purpose flour?

85 grams of all-purpose flour is 10.9 US tablespoons

How do you work out 85 grams of all-purpose flour in tablespoons?

Divide the grams by the weight of one US tablespoon of all-purpose flour: 85 ÷ 7.8125 ≈ 10.9. The weight of one US tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168894 “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached”, portion “1 cup” = 125 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.

How many grams does one US tablespoon of all-purpose flour weigh?

7.81 grams. One US tablespoon is 14.8 ml.