How many grams is 3 tablespoons of water?
How many grams is 3 tablespoons of water?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of water weighs 14.8 grams, from its volume: 1 ml of water weighs about 1 g.
3 tablespoons of water equals 44.4 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
1 ml of water weighs about 1 g, so 3 tablespoons of water weighs what its volume is, 44.4 ml — the question the teaspoons to milliliters converter answers by volume.
3 US tablespoons of water is also 0.1875 US cups or 9 US teaspoons — the same 44.4 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 60 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 45 grams.
How 3 tablespoons of water was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of water weighs 14.8 grams (fourteen point eight), so multiply 3 by 14.78676478125.
3 × 14.78676478125 g
≈44.4 grams
(forty-four point four grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from its volume: 1 ml of water weighs about 1 g.
3 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 | 3 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 23.4 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 37.5 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 41.3 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 27.2 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 22.5 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 18.8 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 42.6 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 44.4 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 45.8 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 34.7 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 29.6 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 15.2 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 63.6 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 54.8 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 16.1 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 45.9 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 40.5 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 40.9 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 44.6 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 43.1 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 48.4 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 24 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 41.4 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 41.4 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 36 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 23.4 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 3 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 water is 6.76 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 water to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/3 tablespoon | 4.93 grams |
| 1/2 tablespoon | 7.39 grams |
| 3/4 tablespoon | 11.1 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.8 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 22.2 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 29.6 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 37 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 44.4 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 51.8 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 59.1 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 66.5 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 73.9 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 88.7 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 103.5 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 118.3 grams |