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Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons to grams

A level tablespoon holds 15 ml, a teaspoon 5 ml and a US cup 237 ml. How many grams that is depends on the ingredient: 1 cup of plain flour weighs about 131 g, 1 tablespoon of honey 21 g.

Converted

17 g

2 tbsp plain flour (wheat)

Level spoons. Heaped is a lot more.

1 tbsp plain flour (wheat) ≈ 8.3 g, 1 tsp ≈ 2.8 g.

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Grams per spoon and cup

Level measures, rounded.

Flour & starch
Ingredient1 tbsp1 tsp1 cup
Plain flour (wheat)8.3 g2.8 g131 g
Spelt flour8.3 g2.8 g131 g
Wholemeal spelt flour8.3 g2.8 g131 g
Oat flour8.3 g2.8 g131 g
Buckwheat flour9.8 g3.3 g155 g
Rice flour11 g3.5 g166 g
Ground almonds7.5 g2.5 g118 g
Cornflour (cornstarch)9 g3 g142 g
Potato starch11 g3.5 g166 g
Breadcrumbs7.5 g2.5 g118 g
Oats, seeds & dry goods
Ingredient1 tbsp1 tsp1 cup
Rolled oats6 g2 g95 g
Cocoa powder7.5 g2.5 g118 g
Desiccated coconut5.3 g1.8 g84 g
Chia seeds11 g3.5 g166 g
Ground flaxseed9 g3 g142 g
Sesame seeds9 g3 g142 g
Raisins9 g3 g142 g
Rice, uncooked12 g4 g189 g
Dried yeast12 g4.1 g192 g
Salt20 g6.5 g308 g
Liquids & fats
Ingredient1 tbsp1 tsp1 cup
Water15 g5 g237 g
Milk15 g5 g237 g
Double cream15 g5 g237 g
Olive oil14 g4.5 g213 g
Coconut oil14 g4.5 g213 g
Butter14 g4.5 g213 g
Honey21 g7 g331 g
Maple syrup20 g6.7 g315 g
Lemon juice15 g5 g237 g
Soy sauce17 g5.8 g273 g
Creamy
Ingredient1 tbsp1 tsp1 cup
Yoghurt15 g5 g237 g
Quark (low-fat)15 g5 g237 g
Tomato purée15 g5 g237 g
Peanut butter15 g5 g237 g
Tahini15 g5.1 g240 g
Mustard15 g5 g237 g

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Example: 1 cup of plain flour:

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Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 cup of flour?

About 131 g of plain flour, spooned in and levelled. 1 tablespoon is about 8.3 g, 1 teaspoon about 2.8 g.

How many grams is 1 tablespoon of honey?

About 21 g, 1 teaspoon about 7 g. Honey is heavier than water.

How many ml is a tablespoon?

A tablespoon is 15 ml, a teaspoon 5 ml. For water and milk, 1 tablespoon is therefore about 15 g.

How many grams is 1 cup of oats?

About 95 g. Oats are light: 1 tablespoon weighs only about 6 g.

How many grams of butter is 1 cup?

About 213 g, and 1 tablespoon about 14 g.

How many grams is 1 teaspoon of salt?

About 6.5 g. Salt is heavy: 1 tablespoon weighs about 20 g.

Sources

  1. Measures, weights and portion sizes for foods (in Norwegian). Norwegian Food Safety Authority / Matvaretabellen, 2015
  2. Fineli – food composition database. Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), 2025
  3. FoodData Central. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2025
  4. NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 2026