How many grams in a tablespoon of granulated sugar?

1 tablespoon of granulated sugar weighs about 13 grams (0.44 oz). 1 teaspoon is about 4.2 grams.

This uses 1 cup of granulated sugar = 200 g and 16 US tablespoons per cup.

Granulated sugar is one of the most consistent ingredients to measure by volume because its crystals do not compress.

Tablespoons to grams

TablespoonsGramsOuncesTeaspoons
1 tbsp13 g0.44 oz3 tsp
2 tbsp25 g0.88 oz6 tsp
3 tbsp38 g1.32 oz9 tsp
4 tbsp50 g1.76 oz12 tsp
5 tbsp63 g2.2 oz15 tsp
6 tbsp75 g2.65 oz18 tsp
8 tbsp100 g3.53 oz24 tsp
10 tbsp125 g4.41 oz30 tsp
12 tbsp150 g5.29 oz36 tsp
16 tbsp200 g7.05 oz48 tsp

Teaspoons to grams

TeaspoonsGrams
1/4 tsp1 g
1/2 tsp2.1 g
1 tsp4.2 g
2 tsp8.3 g
3 tsp13 g

Grams to tablespoons

GramsTablespoonsTeaspoons
5 g0.4 tbsp1.2 tsp
10 g0.8 tbsp2.4 tsp
15 g1.2 tbsp3.6 tsp
20 g1.6 tbsp4.8 tsp
25 g2 tbsp6 tsp
30 g2.4 tbsp7.2 tsp
50 g4 tbsp12 tsp

Full granulated sugar cups-to-grams chart →

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