How many grams is 2 1/2 tablespoons of table salt?
How many grams is 2 1/2 tablespoons of table salt?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of table salt weighs 18.3 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173468 “Salt, table”, portion “1 cup” = 292 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
2 1/2 tablespoons of table salt equals 45.6 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
2 1/2 US tablespoons of table salt is also 7 1/2 US teaspoons — the same 45.6 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 61.7 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 46.3 grams.
How 2 1/2 tablespoons of table salt was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of table salt weighs 18.3 grams (eighteen point three), so multiply 2 1/2 by 18.25.
2 1/2 × 18.25 g
≈45.6 grams
(forty-five point six grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173468 “Salt, table”, portion “1 cup” = 292 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 1/2 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 1/2 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 19.5 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 31.3 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 34.4 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 22.7 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 18.8 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 15.6 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 35.5 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 37 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 38.1 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 28.9 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 24.7 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 12.7 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 53 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 45.6 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 13.4 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 38.3 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 33.8 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 34.1 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 37.2 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 35.9 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 40.3 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 20 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 34.5 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 34.5 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 30 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 19.5 grams | 7.8 grams |
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 table salt is 5.48 tablespoons there.
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US tablespoons of table salt to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tablespoon | 4.56 grams |
| 1/3 tablespoon | 6.08 grams |
| 1/2 tablespoon | 9.13 grams |
| 3/4 tablespoon | 13.7 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 18.3 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 27.4 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 36.5 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 45.6 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 54.8 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 63.9 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 73 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 82.1 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 91.3 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 109.5 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 127.8 grams |
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- 2 1/2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour in grams — 19.5 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of heavy cream in grams — 37.2 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of honey in grams — 53 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of whole milk in grams — 38.1 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of rolled oats in grams — 12.7 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil in grams — 33.8 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of peanut butter in grams — 40.3 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar in grams
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 15.6 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice in grams — 28.9 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of sour cream in grams — 35.9 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of granulated sugar in grams — 31.3 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in grams — 34.1 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of water in grams — 37 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of active dry yeast in grams — 30 g
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of plain yogurt in grams — 38.3 g
- 3 tablespoons in grams — butter, sugar, flour and more
- 3 tablespoons of baking powder in grams — 41.4 g
- 3 tablespoons of baking soda in grams — 41.4 g
- 3 tablespoons of packed brown sugar in grams — 41.3 g