How many grams is 8 tablespoons of olive oil?
How many grams is 8 tablespoons of olive oil?
Answer
One US tablespoon (14.8 ml) of olive oil weighs 13.5 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171413 “Oil, olive, salad or cooking”, portion “1 cup” = 216 grams, and 1 US cup = 16 US tablespoons.
8 tablespoons of olive oil equals 108 grams; the way back, from grams to tablespoons, is the Grams to Tablespoons converter.
8 US tablespoons of olive oil is also 1/2 US cup or 24 US teaspoons — the same 108 grams.
This is the level US tablespoon of 14.8 ml. A recipe from Australia means the tablespoon of 20 ml, 35.3 % more: 146.1 grams; the metric tablespoon of 15 ml (UK, New Zealand, Canada) gives 109.6 grams.
How 8 tablespoons of olive oil was converted to grams
One US tablespoon of olive oil weighs 13.5 grams (thirteen point five), so multiply 8 by 13.5.
8 × 13.5 g
=108 grams
(one hundred eight grams)
The weight of the tablespoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171413 “Oil, olive, salad or cooking”, portion “1 cup” = 216 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.
8 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 | 8 tablespoons in grams | One US tablespoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 62.5 grams | 7.81 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 100 grams | 12.5 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 110 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 72.5 grams | 9.06 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 60 grams | 7.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 50 grams | 6.25 grams |
| Butter | 113.5 grams | 14.2 grams |
| Water | 118.3 grams | 14.8 grams |
| Whole milk | 122 grams | 15.3 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 92.5 grams | 11.6 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 79 grams | 9.88 grams |
| Rolled oats | 40.5 grams | 5.06 grams |
| Honey | 169.5 grams | 21.2 grams |
| Table salt | 146 grams | 18.3 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 43 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 122.5 grams | 15.3 grams |
| Olive oil | 108 grams | 13.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 109 grams | 13.6 grams |
| Heavy cream | 119 grams | 14.9 grams |
| Sour cream | 115 grams | 14.4 grams |
| Peanut butter | 129 grams | 16.1 grams |
| Cornstarch | 64 grams | 8 grams |
| Baking powder | 110.4 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Baking soda | 110.4 grams | 13.8 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 96 grams | 12 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 62.4 grams | 7.8 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 8 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 olive oil is 7.41 tablespoons there.
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US tablespoons of olive oil to grams
| Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 3 tablespoons | 40.5 grams |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 47.3 grams |
| 4 tablespoons | 54 grams |
| 4 1/2 tablespoons | 60.8 grams |
| 5 tablespoons | 67.5 grams |
| 6 tablespoons | 81 grams |
| 7 tablespoons | 94.5 grams |
| 8 tablespoons | 108 grams |
| 9 tablespoons | 121.5 grams |
| 10 tablespoons | 135 grams |
| 11 tablespoons | 148.5 grams |
| 12 tablespoons | 162 grams |
| 14 tablespoons | 189 grams |
| 15 tablespoons | 202.5 grams |
| 16 tablespoons | 216 grams |
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- 8 tablespoons of butter in grams — 113.5 g
- 8 tablespoons of ground cinnamon in grams — 62.4 g
- 8 tablespoons of cocoa powder in grams — 43 g
- 8 tablespoons of cooked white rice in grams — 79 g
- 8 tablespoons of cornstarch in grams — 64 g
- 8 tablespoons of all-purpose flour in grams — 62.5 g
- 8 tablespoons of heavy cream in grams — 119 g
- 8 tablespoons of honey in grams — 169.5 g
- 8 tablespoons of whole milk in grams — 122 g
- 8 tablespoons of rolled oats in grams — 40.5 g
- 8 tablespoons of peanut butter in grams — 129 g
- 8 tablespoons of unsifted powdered sugar in grams — 60 g
- 8 tablespoons of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 50 g
- 8 tablespoons of uncooked white rice in grams — 92.5 g
- 8 tablespoons of table salt in grams — 146 g
- 8 tablespoons of sour cream in grams — 115 g
- 8 tablespoons of granulated sugar in grams — 100 g
- 8 tablespoons of vegetable oil in grams — 109 g
- 8 tablespoons of water in grams — 118.3 g
- 8 tablespoons of active dry yeast in grams — 96 g