How many grams is 4 1/2 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar?
How many grams is 4 1/2 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup unsifted” = 120 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
USDA FoodData Central also lists a spoon portion of unsifted powdered sugar — “1 tbsp unsifted” = 8 grams, 6.7 % above the 7.5 grams this page takes from the USDA cup (1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons). The page keeps the derived weight, so that the cup, tablespoon and teaspoon of one ingredient never contradict each other; spoon portions are small, and how full the spoon is moves them most.
4 1/2 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar equals 33.8 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
Sifted powdered sugar weighs 6.25 grams per tablespoon, so 4 1/2 tablespoons of it is 28.1 grams.
4 1/2 US tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar is also 13 1/2 US teaspoons — the same 33.8 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 45.6 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 34.2 grams.
How 4 1/2 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of unsifted powdered sugar weighs 7.5 grams (seven point five), so multiply 4 1/2 by 7.5.
4 1/2 × 7.5 g
≈33.8 grams
(thirty-three point eight grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169656 “Sugars, powdered”, portion “1 cup unsifted” = 120 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 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 | 4 1/2 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 35.2 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 56.3 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 61.9 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 40.8 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 33.8 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 28.1 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 63.8 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 66.5 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 68.6 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 52 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 44.4 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 22.8 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 95.3 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 82.1 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 24.2 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 68.9 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 60.8 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 61.3 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 66.9 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 64.7 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 72.6 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 36 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 62.1 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 62.1 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 54 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 35.1 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 4 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 unsifted powdered sugar is 13.3 tablespoons there.
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US tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 7.5 grams |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 11.3 grams |
| 2 tablespoons | 15 grams |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons | 18.8 grams |
| 3 tablespoons | 22.5 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 26.3 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 30 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 33.8 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 37.5 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 45 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 52.5 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 60 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 67.5 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 75 grams |
| 11 tablespoons | 82.5 grams |
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- 4 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa powder in grams — 24.2 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of cooked white rice in grams — 44.4 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch in grams — 36 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour in grams — 35.2 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of heavy cream in grams — 66.9 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of honey in grams — 95.3 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of whole milk in grams — 68.6 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of rolled oats in grams — 22.8 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil in grams — 60.8 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of peanut butter in grams — 72.6 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 28.1 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of uncooked white rice in grams — 52 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of table salt in grams — 82.1 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of sour cream in grams — 64.7 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of granulated sugar in grams — 56.3 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in grams — 61.3 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of water in grams — 66.5 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of active dry yeast in grams — 54 g
- 4 1/2 tablespoons of plain yogurt in grams — 68.9 g
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