Tablespoons and teaspoons to grams
How many grams are in a tablespoon of butter, sugar or flour, or a teaspoon of salt, yeast or baking powder? Here is a chart for common ingredients.
1 tbsp of sugar ≈ 15 g · 1 tbsp of butter ≈ 15 g
1 tsp of table salt = 6 g · 1 tsp of baking powder = 4 g · 1 tsp of baking soda = 5 g
Grams in a tablespoon and teaspoon
Level US spoons. For small amounts, measuring spoons are accurate enough; these weights help if you'd rather weigh everything or you're scaling a recipe up.
| Ingredient | 1 tablespoon | 1 teaspoon |
|---|---|---|
| '00' pizza flour | 7 g | 2 g |
| Agave syrup | 20 g | 7 g |
| All-purpose flour | 8 g | 3 g |
| Almond flour | 6 g | 2 g |
| Baking powder | 10 g | 4 g |
| Baking soda | 15 g | 5 g |
| Bread flour | 8 g | 3 g |
| Breadcrumbs (dried) | 7 g | 2 g |
| Breadcrumbs (fresh) | 5 g | 2 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 15 g | 4 g |
| Buckwheat flour | 8 g | 3 g |
| Butter | 15 g | 5 g |
| Cake flour | 7 g | 2 g |
| Chickpea flour | 5 g | 2 g |
| Chili powder | 8 g | 3 g |
| Chocolate hazelnut spread | 20 g | 7 g |
| Cocoa powder | 5 g | 2 g |
| Coconut flour | 8 g | 3 g |
| Coconut oil | 15 g | 5 g |
| Coconut sugar | 10 g | 3 g |
| Corn syrup | 20 g | 7 g |
| Cornmeal | 10 g | 3 g |
| Cornstarch | 7 g | 2 g |
| Cottage cheese | 15 g | 5 g |
| Cream cheese | 15 g | 5 g |
| Cream of tartar | 9 g | 3 g |
| Demerara sugar | 15 g | 5 g |
| Dried herbs (oregano, thyme, basil) | 3 g | 1 g |
| Espresso powder | 7 g | 2 g |
| Garlic (minced) | 15 g | 5 g |
| Garlic powder | 9 g | 3 g |
| Ghee | 15 g | 4 g |
| Graham cracker crumbs | 6 g | 2 g |
| Granulated sugar | 15 g | 4 g |
| Ground black pepper | 7 g | 2 g |
| Ground cinnamon | 8 g | 3 g |
| Ground cumin | 6 g | 2 g |
| Ground flaxseed | 6 g | 2 g |
| Ground ginger | 5 g | 2 g |
| Ground nutmeg | 7 g | 2 g |
| Honey | 20 g | 7 g |
| Jam or preserves | 20 g | 7 g |
| Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) | 8 g | 3 g |
| Kosher salt (Morton) | 15 g | 5 g |
| Lard | 15 g | 4 g |
| Maple syrup | 20 g | 7 g |
| Masa harina | 6 g | 2 g |
| Mascarpone | 15 g | 5 g |
| Milk powder | 7 g | 2 g |
| Molasses | 20 g | 7 g |
| Oat flour | 6 g | 2 g |
| Onion powder | 7 g | 2 g |
| Panko breadcrumbs | 3 g | 1 g |
| Paprika | 7 g | 2 g |
| Parmesan (finely grated) | 6 g | 2 g |
| Pastry flour | 7 g | 2 g |
| Peanut butter | 15 g | 6 g |
| Plain yogurt | 15 g | 5 g |
| Potato starch | 10 g | 3 g |
| Powdered gelatin | 9 g | 3 g |
| Powdered sugar | 7 g | 2 g |
| Rice flour | 9 g | 3 g |
| Ricotta | 15 g | 5 g |
| Rye flour | 7 g | 2 g |
| Self-rising flour | 7 g | 2 g |
| Semolina | 10 g | 3 g |
| Sour cream | 15 g | 5 g |
| Spelt flour | 6 g | 2 g |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 20 g | 7 g |
| Table salt | 20 g | 6 g |
| Tahini | 15 g | 5 g |
| Tapioca starch | 7 g | 2 g |
| Tomato paste | 15 g | 5 g |
| Turbinado sugar | 10 g | 4 g |
| Vegetable shortening | 10 g | 4 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 7 g | 2 g |
| Whole wheat pastry flour | 6 g | 2 g |
| Yeast (instant or active dry) | 9 g | 3 g |
Salt: why brand matters
Salt crystals vary hugely in size. A teaspoon of fine table salt weighs about 6 g, Morton kosher salt about 4.8 g, and Diamond Crystal kosher salt only about 2.8 g. Many US recipe developers use Diamond Crystal, so if you use table salt, use a little under half as much.
Australian tablespoons
An Australian tablespoon holds 20 ml rather than 15 ml. When a US recipe says 1 tablespoon, use 3 teaspoons instead. You can turn on a reminder in the calculator's settings.