Tablespoons to Weight Ounces by Ingredient

For a food with a documented tablespoon weight, use the number of those spoonfuls to estimate what a scale would read.

Ingredient

Amount

Use a decimal, fraction, or mixed number, such as 1.5, 1/2, or 1 1/2.

From To

Result

Choose an ingredient

Select an ingredient to use its published spoon portion.

Quick reference
Ingredient	Published portion	Source
Butter	113 g per 8 source tbsp	King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
Powdered sugar	8 g per 1 source tbsp	USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy, FDC 169656
Active dry yeast	12 g per 1 source tbsp	USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy, FDC 175043

Use the published spoon portion for the selected ingredient. It has no verified milliliter capacity.

Choose the right measure

Match the portion description. A level spoon and a heaped or packed spoon can have different weights.

How the estimate works

The calculator scales the published gram weight for the selected food portion. You can enter a fraction such as ½. The result and reference display the source portion so you can match the preparation.

Use the result in your recipe

Food portions vary with preparation and fill. Use a scale when the recipe gives a weight.

Measurement references: Unicode CLDR 48 unit conversions.

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