How many grams is 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon?

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How many grams is 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon?

Answer

2 1/2 US tablespoons of ground cinnamon weighs
19.5 grams

One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of ground cinnamon weighs 7.8 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171320 “Spices, cinnamon, ground”, portion “1 tsp” = 2.6 grams, and 1 US tablespoon = 3 US teaspoons.

2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon equals 19.5 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.

2 1/2 US tablespoons of ground cinnamon is also 7 1/2 US teaspoons — the same 19.5 grams.

This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 26.4 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 19.8 grams.

How 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon was converted to grams

grams = tablespoons × grams in one US tablespoon

One US tablespoon of ground cinnamon weighs 7.8 grams (seven point eight), so multiply 2 1/2 by 7.8.

2 1/2 × 7.8 g

=

19.5 grams

(nineteen point five grams)

The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171320 “Spices, cinnamon, ground”, portion “1 tsp” = 2.6 grams, and 1 US tablespoon = 3 US teaspoons. 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 1/2 tablespoons of other ingredients in grams

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If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 2 1/2 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 ground cinnamon is 12.8 tablespoons there.

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About "Tablespoons to Grams" Calculator

This converter turns US tablespoons (tbsp) of an ingredient into grams. The weight of a tablespoon depends on what fills it: a tablespoon of butter weighs 14.2 grams, of granulated sugar 12.5 grams and of honey 21.2 grams. Type the spoons the way a recipe writes them — 1/2, 1 1/2 or 0.75 — and pick the ingredient, or leave it on “any ingredient” to see all 23 at once. For example, it can help you find out how many grams is 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon? (The answer is: 19.5). Weights come from USDA FoodData Central, and the spoon is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml — 1/16 of a US cup.
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US tablespoons of ground cinnamon to grams

TablespoonsGrams
1/4 tablespoon1.95 grams
1/3 tablespoon2.6 grams
1/2 tablespoon3.9 grams
3/4 tablespoon5.85 grams
1 tablespoon7.8 grams
1 1/2 tablespoons11.7 grams
2 tablespoons15.6 grams
2 1/2 tablespoons19.5 grams
3 tablespoons23.4 grams
3 1/2 tablespoons27.3 grams
4 tablespoons31.2 grams
4 1/2 tablespoons35.1 grams
5 tablespoons39 grams
6 tablespoons46.8 grams
7 tablespoons54.6 grams

FAQ

How many grams is 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon?

2 1/2 US tablespoons of ground cinnamon weighs 19.5 grams

How do you work out 2 1/2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon in grams?

Multiply the tablespoons by the weight of one US tablespoon of ground cinnamon: 2 1/2 × 7.8 = 19.5. The weight of one US tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171320 “Spices, cinnamon, ground”, portion “1 tsp” = 2.6 grams, and 1 US tablespoon = 3 US teaspoons.

How many tablespoons is 100 grams of ground cinnamon?

12.8 US tablespoons — 100 g divided by the 7.8 grams that one US tablespoon of it weighs.