How many grams is 4 tablespoons of cooked white rice?
How many grams is 4 tablespoons of cooked white rice?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of cooked white rice weighs 9.88 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168878 “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked”, portion “1 cup” = 158 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
4 tablespoons of cooked white rice equals 39.5 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
Uncooked white rice weighs 11.6 grams per tablespoon, so 4 tablespoons of it is 46.3 grams.
4 US tablespoons of cooked white rice is also 1/4 US cup or 12 US teaspoons — the same 39.5 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 53.4 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 40.1 grams.
How 4 tablespoons of cooked white rice was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of cooked white rice weighs 9.88 grams (nine point eight eight), so multiply 4 by 9.875.
4 × 9.875 g
=39.5 grams
(thirty-nine point five grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168878 “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked”, portion “1 cup” = 158 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 cooked white rice is 10.1 tablespoons there.
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US tablespoons of cooked white rice to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3/4 tablespoon | 7.41 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 9.88 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 14.8 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 19.8 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 24.7 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 29.6 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 34.6 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 39.5 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 44.4 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 49.4 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 59.3 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 69.1 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 79 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 88.9 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 98.8 grams |