How many grams is 4 tablespoons of butter?
How many grams is 4 tablespoons of butter?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of butter weighs 14.2 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173430 “Butter, without salt”, portion “1 cup” = 227 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
4 tablespoons of butter equals 56.8 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
4 US tablespoons of butter is also 1/4 US cup or 12 US teaspoons — the same 56.8 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 76.8 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 57.6 grams.
How 4 tablespoons of butter was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of butter weighs 14.2 grams (fourteen point two), so multiply 4 by 14.1875.
4 × 14.1875 g
≈56.8 grams
(fifty-six point eight grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173430 “Butter, without salt”, portion “1 cup” = 227 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.
4 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 | 4 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 31.3 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 50 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 55 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 36.3 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 30 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 25 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 56.8 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 59.1 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 61 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 46.3 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 39.5 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 20.3 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 84.8 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 73 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 21.5 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 61.3 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 54 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 54.5 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 59.5 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 57.5 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 64.5 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 32 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 55.2 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 55.2 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 48 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 31.2 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 4 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 butter is 7.05 tablespoons there.
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- 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
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US tablespoons of butter to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3/4 tablespoon | 10.6 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.2 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 21.3 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 28.4 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 35.5 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 42.6 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 49.7 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 56.8 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 63.8 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 70.9 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 85.1 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 99.3 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 113.5 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 127.7 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 141.9 grams |
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- 3/4 tablespoon of granulated sugar in grams — 9.38 g
- 3/4 tablespoon of vegetable oil in grams — 10.2 g
- 3/4 tablespoon of water in grams — 11.1 g
- 3/4 tablespoon of active dry yeast in grams — 9 g
- 3/4 tablespoon of plain yogurt in grams — 11.5 g
- 4 tablespoons in grams — butter, sugar, flour and more
- 4 tablespoons of baking powder in grams — 55.2 g
- 4 tablespoons of baking soda in grams — 55.2 g
- 4 tablespoons of packed brown sugar in grams — 55 g
- 4 tablespoons of unpacked brown sugar in grams — 36.3 g
- 4 tablespoons of ground cinnamon in grams — 31.2 g
- 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder in grams — 21.5 g
- 4 tablespoons of cooked white rice in grams — 39.5 g
- 4 tablespoons of cornstarch in grams — 32 g
- 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour in grams — 31.3 g
- 4 tablespoons of heavy cream in grams — 59.5 g
- 4 tablespoons of honey in grams — 84.8 g
- 4 tablespoons of whole milk in grams — 61 g
- 4 tablespoons of rolled oats in grams — 20.3 g
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil in grams — 54 g