How many grams is 15 tablespoons of granulated sugar?
How many grams is 15 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.
15 tablespoons of granulated sugar equals 187.5 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
15 US tablespoons of granulated sugar is also 0.9375 US cups or 45 US teaspoons — the same 187.5 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 253.6 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 190.2 grams.
How 15 tablespoons of granulated sugar was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of granulated sugar weighs 12.5 grams (twelve point five), so multiply 15 by 12.5.
15 × 12.5 g
=187.5 grams
(one hundred eighty-seven point 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.
15 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 | 15 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 117.2 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 187.5 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 206.3 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 135.9 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 112.5 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 93.8 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 212.8 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 221.8 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 228.8 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 173.4 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 148.1 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 75.9 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 317.8 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 273.8 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 80.6 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 229.7 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 202.5 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 204.4 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 223.1 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 215.6 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 241.9 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 120 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 207 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 207 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 180 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 117 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 15 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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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 |
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- 15 tablespoons of honey in grams — 317.8 g
- 15 tablespoons of whole milk in grams — 228.8 g
- 15 tablespoons of rolled oats in grams — 75.9 g
- 15 tablespoons of olive oil in grams — 202.5 g
- 15 tablespoons of peanut butter in grams — 241.9 g
- 15 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar in grams — 112.5 g
- 15 tablespoons of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 93.8 g
- 15 tablespoons of uncooked white rice in grams — 173.4 g
- 15 tablespoons of table salt in grams — 273.8 g
- 15 tablespoons of sour cream in grams — 215.6 g
- 15 tablespoons of vegetable oil in grams — 204.4 g
- 15 tablespoons of water in grams — 221.8 g
- 15 tablespoons of active dry yeast in grams — 180 g
- 15 tablespoons of plain yogurt in grams — 229.7 g
- 16 tablespoons in grams — butter, sugar, flour and more
- 16 tablespoons of baking powder in grams — 220.8 g
- 16 tablespoons of baking soda in grams — 220.8 g
- 16 tablespoons of packed brown sugar in grams — 220 g
- 16 tablespoons of unpacked brown sugar in grams — 145 g
- 16 tablespoons of butter in grams — 227 g