How many grams is 10 tablespoons of granulated sugar?
How many grams is 10 tablespoons of granulated sugar?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of granulated sugar weighs 12.5 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
10 tablespoons of granulated sugar equals 125 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
10 US tablespoons of granulated sugar is also 5/8 US cup or 30 US teaspoons — the same 125 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 169.1 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 126.8 grams.
How 10 tablespoons of granulated sugar was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of granulated sugar weighs 12.5 grams (twelve point five), so multiply 10 by 12.5.
10 × 12.5 g
=125 grams
(one hundred twenty-five grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 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.
10 tablespoons 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 | 10 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 78.1 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 125 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 137.5 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 90.6 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 75 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 62.5 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 141.9 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 147.9 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 152.5 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 115.6 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 98.8 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 50.6 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 211.9 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 182.5 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 53.8 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 153.1 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 135 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 136.3 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 148.8 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 143.8 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 161.3 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 80 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 138 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 138 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 120 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 78 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 10 tablespoons 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 granulated sugar is 8 tablespoons there.
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See Also
- Grams to Tablespoons - How many US tablespoons a weight of butter, sugar, flour, salt or another ingredient fills — by USDA weights
- Tablespoons to Cups - Convert Tablespoons to Cups
- Cups to Tablespoons - Convert Cups to Tablespoons
- Teaspoons to Grams - How many grams a US teaspoon of sugar, salt, baking powder, yeast or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data
- Cups to Grams - How many grams a US cup of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data

US tablespoons of granulated sugar to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3 tablespoons | 37.5 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 43.8 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 50 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 56.3 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 62.5 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 75 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 87.5 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 100 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 112.5 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 125 grams |
| 11 tablespoons | 137.5 grams |
| 12 tablespoons | 150 grams |
| 14 tablespoons | 175 grams |
| 15 tablespoons | 187.5 grams |
| 16 tablespoons | 200 grams |