How many grams in a tablespoon of cocoa powder?

1 tablespoon of cocoa powder weighs about 5.3 grams (0.19 oz). 1 teaspoon is about 1.8 grams.

This uses 1 cup of cocoa powder = 85 g and 16 US tablespoons per cup.

Cocoa powder clumps easily and traps air, so sift it before measuring for the most consistent results.

Tablespoons to grams

TablespoonsGramsOuncesTeaspoons
1 tbsp5.3 g0.19 oz3 tsp
2 tbsp11 g0.37 oz6 tsp
3 tbsp16 g0.56 oz9 tsp
4 tbsp21 g0.75 oz12 tsp
5 tbsp27 g0.94 oz15 tsp
6 tbsp32 g1.12 oz18 tsp
8 tbsp43 g1.5 oz24 tsp
10 tbsp53 g1.87 oz30 tsp
12 tbsp64 g2.25 oz36 tsp
16 tbsp85 g3 oz48 tsp

Teaspoons to grams

TeaspoonsGrams
1/4 tsp0.4 g
1/2 tsp0.9 g
1 tsp1.8 g
2 tsp3.5 g
3 tsp5.3 g

Grams to tablespoons

GramsTablespoonsTeaspoons
5 g0.9 tbsp2.8 tsp
10 g1.9 tbsp5.6 tsp
15 g2.8 tbsp8.5 tsp
20 g3.8 tbsp11.3 tsp
25 g4.7 tbsp14.1 tsp
30 g5.6 tbsp16.9 tsp
50 g9.4 tbsp28.2 tsp

Full cocoa powder cups-to-grams chart →

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