How many grams is 12 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar?
How many grams is 12 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar?
Answer
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.
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.
12 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar equals 90 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
Sifted powdered sugar weighs 6.25 grams per tablespoon, so 12 tablespoons of it is 75 grams.
12 US tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar is also 3/4 US cup or 36 US teaspoons — the same 90 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 121.7 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 91.3 grams.
How 12 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams (seven point five), so multiply 12 by 7.5.
12 × 7.5 g
=90 grams
(ninety grams)
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.
12 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 | 12 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 93.8 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 150 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 165 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 108.8 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 90 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 75 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 170.3 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 177.4 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 183 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 138.8 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 118.5 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 60.8 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 254.3 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 219 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 64.5 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 183.8 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 162 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 163.5 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 178.5 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 172.5 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 193.5 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 96 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 165.6 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 165.6 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 144 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 93.6 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 12 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 unsifted powdered sugar is 13.3 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
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US tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3 tablespoons | 22.5 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 26.3 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 30 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 33.8 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 37.5 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 45 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 52.5 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 60 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 67.5 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 75 grams |
| 11 tablespoons | 82.5 grams |
| 12 tablespoons | 90 grams |
| 14 tablespoons | 105 grams |
| 15 tablespoons | 112.5 grams |
| 16 tablespoons | 120 grams |