How many grams is 16 tablespoons of vegetable oil?
How many grams is 16 tablespoons of vegetable oil?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of vegetable oil weighs 13.6 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 172370 “Oil, vegetable, soybean, refined”, portion “1 cup” = 218 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
16 tablespoons of vegetable oil equals 218 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
16 US tablespoons of vegetable oil is also 1 US cup or 48 US teaspoons — the same 218 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 294.9 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 221.1 grams.
How 16 tablespoons of vegetable oil was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of vegetable oil weighs 13.6 grams (thirteen point six), so multiply 16 by 13.625.
16 × 13.625 g
=218 grams
(two hundred eighteen grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 172370 “Oil, vegetable, soybean, refined”, portion “1 cup” = 218 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.
16 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 | 16 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 125 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 200 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 220 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 145 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 120 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 100 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 227 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 236.6 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 244 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 185 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 158 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 81 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 339 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 292 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 86 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 245 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 216 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 218 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 238 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 230 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 258 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 128 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 220.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 220.8 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 192 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 124.8 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 16 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 vegetable oil is 7.34 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 vegetable oil to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3 tablespoons | 40.9 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 47.7 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 54.5 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 61.3 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 68.1 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 81.8 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 95.4 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 109 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 122.6 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 136.3 grams |
| 11 tablespoons | 149.9 grams |
| 12 tablespoons | 163.5 grams |
| 14 tablespoons | 190.8 grams |
| 15 tablespoons | 204.4 grams |
| 16 tablespoons | 218 grams |