Grams to Tablespoons

5 Grams to Tablespoons

5 grams is 0.67 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, 0.40 tablespoons of granulated sugar and 0.35 tablespoons of butter. The answer depends on the ingredient, because grams measure weight and tablespoons measure volume.

Convert 5 Grams to Tablespoons

0.67 tablespoons of all-purpose flour ≈ 2 tsp
Tablespoon
How the all-purpose flour is measured

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

5 Grams to Tablespoons: Full Chart (24 Ingredients)

What 5 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.

5 g across 24 ingredients. Every density is linked to its published source.
Nearest spoon Source
All-Purpose Flour 7.50 g 0.67 tbsp 2 tsp Spooned & levelled
Bread Flour 7.50 g 0.67 tbsp 2 tsp King Arthur
Cake Flour 7.50 g 0.67 tbsp 2 tsp King Arthur
Almond Flour 6.00 g 0.83 tbsp 2½ tsp King Arthur
Wholewheat Flour 7.06 g 0.71 tbsp 2⅛ tsp King Arthur
Cornstarch 7.00 g 0.71 tbsp 2⅛ tsp King Arthur
Cornflour 7.00 g 0.71 tbsp 2⅛ tsp King Arthur
Granulated Sugar 12.5 g 0.40 tbsp 1¼ tsp USDA
Brown Sugar 13.7 g 0.36 tbsp 1⅛ tsp Packed
Powdered Sugar 7.50 g 0.67 tbsp 2 tsp USDA
Honey 21.0 g 0.24 tbsp ¾ tsp USDA
Maple Syrup 19.7 g 0.25 tbsp ¾ tsp USDA
Butter 14.2 g 0.35 tbsp 1 tsp USDA
Olive Oil 13.5 g 0.37 tbsp 1⅛ tsp USDA
Vegetable Oil 13.6 g 0.37 tbsp 1⅛ tsp USDA
Water 14.8 g 0.34 tbsp 1 tsp NIST
Milk 15.2 g 0.33 tbsp 1 tsp USDA
Table Salt 18.0 g 0.28 tbsp ¾ tsp USDA
Baking Powder 12.0 g 0.42 tbsp 1¼ tsp King Arthur
Baking Soda 18.0 g 0.28 tbsp ¾ tsp King Arthur
Instant Yeast 9.00 g 0.56 tbsp 1⅔ tsp King Arthur
Cocoa Powder 5.25 g 0.95 tbsp 2¾ tsp King Arthur
Peanut Butter 16.9 g 0.30 tbsp 1 tsp King Arthur
White Rice 12.4 g 0.40 tbsp 1¼ tsp King Arthur

Why 5 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 5 g the spread on this site runs from 0.24 tablespoons of honey up to 0.95 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 "5 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 0.67 tablespoons at 5 g; the same flour scooped straight from the bag comes to 0.50, because scooping compacts it.

What 5 Grams Looks Like in the Kitchen

At five grams every ingredient on this site still comes in under one tablespoon — all of them. This is teaspoon territory, not tablespoon territory, and the honest advice is to reach for the smallest spoon you own. It is also close to the point where the fractions stop being useful: for the densest ingredients, five grams is a small enough volume that a scale will beat any spoon.

US, Metric and Australian Tablespoons at 5 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 5 g, all-purpose flour is 0.67 US tablespoons, 0.66 metric tablespoons and 0.49 Australian tablespoons. If your recipe is Australian and your spoons are American, switch the toggle above before you measure.

5 g in Australian tablespoons of 20 ml.
Ingredient 1 tbsp weighs 5 g = Nearest spoon
All-Purpose Flour 10.1 g 0.49 tbsp 1½ tsp
Granulated Sugar 16.9 g 0.30 tbsp 1 tsp
Butter 19.2 g 0.26 tbsp ¾ tsp
Water 20.0 g 0.25 tbsp ¾ tsp
Honey 28.4 g 0.18 tbsp ½ tsp

5 Grams to Tablespoons: FAQ

How many tablespoons is 5 grams?

It depends entirely on what you are measuring. 5 g of all-purpose flour is 0.67 tablespoons, 5 g of granulated sugar is 0.40, and 5 g of butter is 0.35. Grams measure weight and tablespoons measure volume, so there is no single conversion — you need the density of the specific ingredient.

Why isn't 5 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 5 g fills very different numbers of spoons depending on the ingredient.

Does 5 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 5 g of all-purpose flour that is 0.67 US tablespoons against 0.49 Australian.

How do I measure 5 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 2 tsp. 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 5 grams the same for dry and liquid ingredients?

No. Liquids are generally denser than dry powders, so 5 g of water fills fewer spoons than 5 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 5 g that is the difference between 0.67 and 0.50 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 0.67. 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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