How many grams is 2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice?
How many grams is 2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of uncooked white rice weighs 11.6 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168877 “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched”, portion “1 cup” = 185 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice equals 23.1 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
Cooked white rice weighs 9.88 grams per tablespoon, so 2 tablespoons of it is 19.8 grams.
2 US tablespoons of uncooked white rice is also 1/8 US cup or 6 US teaspoons — the same 23.1 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 31.3 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 23.5 grams.
How 2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of uncooked white rice weighs 11.6 grams (eleven point six), so multiply 2 by 11.5625.
2 × 11.5625 g
≈23.1 grams
(twenty-three point one grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168877 “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched”, portion “1 cup” = 185 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.
2 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 | 2 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 15.6 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 25 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 27.5 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 18.1 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 15 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 12.5 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 28.4 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 29.6 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 30.5 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 23.1 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 19.8 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 10.1 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 42.4 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 36.5 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 10.8 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 30.6 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 27 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 27.3 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 29.8 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 28.8 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 32.3 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 16 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 27.6 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 27.6 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 24 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 15.6 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 2 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 uncooked white rice is 8.65 tablespoons there.
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US tablespoons of uncooked white rice to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tablespoon | 2.89 grams |
| 1/3 tablespoon | 3.85 grams |
| 1/2 tablespoon | 5.78 grams |
| 3/4 tablespoon | 8.67 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 11.6 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 17.3 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 23.1 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 28.9 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 34.7 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 40.5 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 46.3 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 52 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 57.8 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 69.4 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 80.9 grams |
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- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in grams — 16 g
- 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour in grams — 15.6 g
- 2 tablespoons of heavy cream in grams — 29.8 g
- 2 tablespoons of honey in grams — 42.4 g
- 2 tablespoons of whole milk in grams — 30.5 g
- 2 tablespoons of rolled oats in grams — 10.1 g
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil in grams — 27 g
- 2 tablespoons of peanut butter in grams — 32.3 g
- 2 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar in grams — 15 g
- 2 tablespoons of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 12.5 g
- 2 tablespoons of table salt in grams — 36.5 g
- 2 tablespoons of sour cream in grams — 28.8 g
- 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar in grams — 25 g
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in grams — 27.3 g
- 2 tablespoons of water in grams — 29.6 g
- 2 tablespoons of active dry yeast in grams — 24 g
- 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt in grams — 30.6 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons in grams — butter, sugar, flour and more
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of baking powder in grams — 34.5 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of baking soda in grams — 34.5 g