How many grams is 11 tablespoons of all-purpose flour?
How many grams is 11 tablespoons of all-purpose flour?
Answer
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.
11 tablespoons of all-purpose flour equals 85.9 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
11 US tablespoons of all-purpose flour is also 0.6875 US cups or 33 US teaspoons — the same 85.9 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 116.2 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 87.2 grams.
How 11 tablespoons of all-purpose flour was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of all-purpose flour weighs 7.81 grams (seven point eight one), so multiply 11 by 7.8125.
11 × 7.8125 g
≈85.9 grams
(eighty-five point nine grams)
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.
11 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 | 11 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 85.9 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 137.5 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 151.3 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 99.7 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 82.5 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 68.8 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 156.1 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 162.7 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 167.8 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 127.2 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 108.6 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 55.7 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 233.1 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 200.8 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 59.1 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 168.4 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 148.5 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 149.9 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 163.6 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 158.1 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 177.4 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 88 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 151.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 151.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 132 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 85.8 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 11 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 all-purpose flour is 12.8 tablespoons there.
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- 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 all-purpose flour to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3 tablespoons | 23.4 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 27.3 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 31.3 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 35.2 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 39.1 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 46.9 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 54.7 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 62.5 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 70.3 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 78.1 grams |
| 11 tablespoons | 85.9 grams |
| 12 tablespoons | 93.8 grams |
| 14 tablespoons | 109.4 grams |
| 15 tablespoons | 117.2 grams |
| 16 tablespoons | 125 grams |