Grams to Tablespoons

10 Grams to Tablespoons

10 grams is 1.33 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, 0.80 tablespoons of granulated sugar and 0.70 tablespoons of butter. The answer depends on the ingredient, because grams measure weight and tablespoons measure volume.

Convert 10 Grams to Tablespoons

1.33 tablespoons of all-purpose flour ≈ 1⅓ tbsp · 4.00 tsp
Tablespoon
How the all-purpose flour is measured

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour = 7.50 g · King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart

10 Grams to Tablespoons: Full Chart (24 Ingredients)

What 10 g comes to for every ingredient on the site, with the nearest practical spoon alongside the decimal. These are US tablespoons of 14.7868 ml.

10 g across 24 ingredients. Every density is linked to its published source.
Nearest spoon Source
All-Purpose Flour 7.50 g 1.33 tbsp 1⅓ tbsp Spooned & levelled
Bread Flour 7.50 g 1.33 tbsp 1⅓ tbsp King Arthur
Cake Flour 7.50 g 1.33 tbsp 1⅓ tbsp King Arthur
Almond Flour 6.00 g 1.67 tbsp 1⅔ tbsp King Arthur
Wholewheat Flour 7.06 g 1.42 tbsp 1⅓ tbsp King Arthur
Cornstarch 7.00 g 1.43 tbsp 1½ tbsp King Arthur
Cornflour 7.00 g 1.43 tbsp 1½ tbsp King Arthur
Granulated Sugar 12.5 g 0.80 tbsp 2⅓ tsp USDA
Brown Sugar 13.7 g 0.73 tbsp 2⅛ tsp Packed
Powdered Sugar 7.50 g 1.33 tbsp 1⅓ tbsp USDA
Honey 21.0 g 0.48 tbsp 1½ tsp USDA
Maple Syrup 19.7 g 0.51 tbsp 1½ tsp USDA
Butter 14.2 g 0.70 tbsp 2⅛ tsp USDA
Olive Oil 13.5 g 0.74 tbsp 2¼ tsp USDA
Vegetable Oil 13.6 g 0.73 tbsp 2¼ tsp USDA
Water 14.8 g 0.68 tbsp 2 tsp NIST
Milk 15.2 g 0.66 tbsp 2 tsp USDA
Table Salt 18.0 g 0.56 tbsp 1⅔ tsp USDA
Baking Powder 12.0 g 0.83 tbsp 2½ tsp King Arthur
Baking Soda 18.0 g 0.56 tbsp 1⅔ tsp King Arthur
Instant Yeast 9.00 g 1.11 tbsp 1⅛ tbsp King Arthur
Cocoa Powder 5.25 g 1.90 tbsp 2 tbsp King Arthur
Peanut Butter 16.9 g 0.59 tbsp 1¾ tsp King Arthur
White Rice 12.4 g 0.81 tbsp 2½ tsp King Arthur

Why 10 Grams Isn't a Fixed Number of Tablespoons

A gram is a unit of weight and a tablespoon is a unit of volume, so converting between them needs one more piece of information: how much the ingredient weighs per millilitre. That figure is its density, and it varies enormously across a kitchen.

At 10 g the spread on this site runs from 0.48 tablespoons of honey up to 1.90 tablespoons of cocoa powder — the same weight filling 4.0 times as many spoons depending only on what you are measuring. Any chart that gives you a single tablespoon figure for "10 grams" without naming an ingredient is guessing on your behalf.

This is also why the answer changes when you change how you fill the spoon. Flour spooned and levelled comes to 1.33 tablespoons at 10 g; the same flour scooped straight from the bag comes to 1.00, because scooping compacts it.

What 10 Grams Looks Like in the Kitchen

Ten grams sits on the boundary. More than half the ingredients on this site are still under one tablespoon at this amount, and the rest have just crossed above it — which is why the results here switch between teaspoon and tablespoon fractions depending on what you picked. It is the amount where you stop reaching for a teaspoon and start reaching for a tablespoon.

US, Metric and Australian Tablespoons at 10 Grams

A US tablespoon is 14.7868 ml, a metric tablespoon is 15 ml and an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml. An Australian tablespoon holds 35.3% more volume than a US one, so the same weight needs 26.1% fewer Australian tablespoons — fewer, not more.

At 10 g, all-purpose flour is 1.33 US tablespoons, 1.31 metric tablespoons and 0.99 Australian tablespoons. If your recipe is Australian and your spoons are American, switch the toggle above before you measure.

10 g in Australian tablespoons of 20 ml.
Ingredient 1 tbsp weighs 10 g = Nearest spoon
All-Purpose Flour 10.1 g 0.99 tbsp 3 tsp
Granulated Sugar 16.9 g 0.59 tbsp 1¾ tsp
Butter 19.2 g 0.52 tbsp 1½ tsp
Water 20.0 g 0.50 tbsp 1½ tsp
Honey 28.4 g 0.35 tbsp 1 tsp

10 Grams to Tablespoons: FAQ

How many tablespoons is 10 grams?

It depends entirely on what you are measuring. 10 g of all-purpose flour is 1.33 tablespoons, 10 g of granulated sugar is 0.80, and 10 g of butter is 0.70. Grams measure weight and tablespoons measure volume, so there is no single conversion — you need the density of the specific ingredient.

Why isn't 10 grams a fixed number of tablespoons?

Because a tablespoon is a measure of space and a gram is a measure of weight. A tablespoon of honey weighs roughly three times what a tablespoon of cocoa powder weighs, so the same 10 g fills very different numbers of spoons depending on the ingredient.

Does 10 grams convert differently for US, metric and Australian tablespoons?

Yes. A US tablespoon is 14.7868 ml, a metric tablespoon is 15 ml, and an Australian tablespoon is 20 ml. Because the Australian spoon holds 35.3% more volume than the US one, the same weight needs about 26.1% fewer Australian tablespoons. For 10 g of all-purpose flour that is 1.33 US tablespoons against 0.99 Australian.

How do I measure 10 grams without a scale?

Use the tablespoon figure for your specific ingredient and level each spoonful with a straight edge. For all-purpose flour that is 1⅓ tbsp. Be aware this is the least accurate way to measure — for small amounts, or for anything where the ratio matters like yeast or salt, a scale is worth the few pounds it costs.

Is 10 grams the same for dry and liquid ingredients?

No. Liquids are generally denser than dry powders, so 10 g of water fills fewer spoons than 10 g of flour. Water is the one convenient case: 1 ml weighs 1 g, so a US tablespoon of water is 14.8 g.

Does it matter how I fill the spoon?

For flour, cocoa and brown sugar it matters a great deal. Scooping flour straight from the bag compacts it: King Arthur measured a scooped cup at up to 160 g against 120 g spooned and levelled, a 33% swing on identical flour. At 10 g that is the difference between 1.33 and 1.00 tablespoons. Use the method toggle on the converter to see both.

Why does the result show a fraction as well as a decimal?

Because nobody owns a measuring spoon marked 1.33. The decimal is the exact answer and the fraction is the nearest thing you can actually measure, snapped to real spoon sizes. Where the amount falls under a quarter teaspoon we say so rather than offer a fraction that would imply precision that is not there.

How accurate is this conversion?

The maths is exact; the density is the variable. We use 7.50 g per US tablespoon for all-purpose flour, sourced from King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart: 1 cup all-purpose flour = 120 g. Published figures differ between sources and, more importantly, between measuring methods — our methodology page sets out every value we use and where it came from.

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