How many grams is 1 tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar?
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar?
Answer
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.
1 tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar equals 6.25 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
Unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams per tablespoon, so 1 tablespoon of it is 7.5 grams.
1 US tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar is also 0.0625 US cups or 3 US teaspoons — the same 6.25 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 8.45 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 6.34 grams.
How 1 tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of sifted powdered sugar weighs 6.25 grams (six point two five), so multiply 1 by 6.25.
1 × 6.25 g
=6.25 grams
(six point two five grams)
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.
1 tablespoon of other ingredients in grams
The same tablespoon weighs differently for every ingredient: airy ones such as oats and cocoa are light, dense ones such as honey and salt heavy. Your ingredient is highlighted.
| Ingredient | 1 tablespoon in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 7.81 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 12.5 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 13.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 9.06 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 7.5 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 6.25 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 14.2 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 14.8 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 15.3 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 11.6 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 9.88 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 5.06 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 21.2 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 18.3 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 5.38 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 15.3 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 13.5 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 13.6 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 14.9 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 14.4 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 16.1 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 8 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 13.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 13.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 12 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 7.8 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 1 tablespoon is across every ingredient at once.
The other way round: how many tablespoons a weight fills
This page starts from tablespoons and answers in grams. The opposite question — how many tablespoons a weight from a recipe fills — is what the grams to tablespoons converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: 100 grams of sifted powdered sugar is 16 tablespoons there.
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US tablespoons of sifted powdered sugar to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tablespoon | 1.56 grams |
| 1/3 tablespoon | 2.08 grams |
| 1/2 tablespoon | 3.13 grams |
| 3/4 tablespoon | 4.69 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 6.25 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 9.38 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 12.5 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 15.6 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 18.8 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 21.9 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 25 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 28.1 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 31.3 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 37.5 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 43.8 grams |
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- 1 tablespoon of cooked white rice in grams — 9.88 g
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in grams — 8 g
- 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour in grams — 7.81 g
- 1 tablespoon of heavy cream in grams — 14.9 g
- 1 tablespoon of honey in grams — 21.2 g
- 1 tablespoon of whole milk in grams — 15.3 g
- 1 tablespoon of rolled oats in grams — 5.06 g
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil in grams — 13.5 g
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter in grams — 16.1 g
- 1 tablespoon of unsifted powdered sugar in grams — 7.5 g
- 1 tablespoon of uncooked white rice in grams — 11.6 g
- 1 tablespoon of table salt in grams — 18.3 g
- 1 tablespoon of sour cream in grams — 14.4 g
- 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar in grams — 12.5 g
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in grams — 13.6 g
- 1 tablespoon of water in grams — 14.8 g
- 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast in grams — 12 g
- 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt in grams — 15.3 g
- 1 1/2 tablespoons in grams — butter, sugar, flour and more
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of baking powder in grams — 20.7 g