How many grams in a tablespoon of table salt?

1 tablespoon of table salt weighs about 18 grams (0.63 oz). 1 teaspoon is about 6 grams.

This uses 1 cup of table salt = 288 g and 16 US tablespoons per cup.

Table salt is much denser than kosher salt. A teaspoon of table salt is about twice as salty as a teaspoon of flaky kosher salt.

Tablespoons to grams

TablespoonsGramsOuncesTeaspoons
1 tbsp18 g0.63 oz3 tsp
2 tbsp36 g1.27 oz6 tsp
3 tbsp54 g1.9 oz9 tsp
4 tbsp72 g2.54 oz12 tsp
5 tbsp90 g3.17 oz15 tsp
6 tbsp108 g3.81 oz18 tsp
8 tbsp144 g5.08 oz24 tsp
10 tbsp180 g6.35 oz30 tsp
12 tbsp216 g7.62 oz36 tsp
16 tbsp288 g10.2 oz48 tsp

Teaspoons to grams

TeaspoonsGrams
1/4 tsp1.5 g
1/2 tsp3 g
1 tsp6 g
2 tsp12 g
3 tsp18 g

Grams to tablespoons

GramsTablespoonsTeaspoons
5 g0.3 tbsp0.8 tsp
10 g0.6 tbsp1.7 tsp
15 g0.8 tbsp2.5 tsp
20 g1.1 tbsp3.3 tsp
25 g1.4 tbsp4.2 tsp
30 g1.7 tbsp5 tsp
50 g2.8 tbsp8.3 tsp

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