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How many grams in a tablespoon of cocoa powder?
About 5.3 g in a level tablespoon (about 15 ml) and 1.8 g in a level teaspoon (about 5 ml).
From
Cup size
Cocoa powder
1 tbsp = 5.3 g
- Cups0.1
- Teaspoons3
- Millilitres15
- Grams5.3
Dry ingredients are spooned into the cup and levelled. Scooped straight from the bag, flour can weigh up to 20% more — for baking, a scale is the safest bet.
Conversion tables (US cup · 240 ml):
Spoons to grams
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| ½ tsp | 0.9 g |
| 1 tsp | 1.8 g |
| 2 tsp | 3.5 g |
| ½ tbsp | 2.7 g |
| 1 tbsp | 5.3 g |
| 2 tbsp | 11 g |
| 3 tbsp | 16 g |
| 4 tbsp | 21 g |
| 8 tbsp | 43 g |
Cups to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ | 11 g |
| ¼ | 21 g |
| ⅓ | 28 g |
| ½ | 43 g |
| ⅔ | 57 g |
| ¾ | 64 g |
| 1 | 85 g |
| 1½ | 128 g |
| 2 | 170 g |
| 3 | 255 g |
Grams to cups
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25 g | ⅓ |
| 50 g | 0.6 |
| 100 g | 1.2 |
| 150 g | 1¾ |
| 200 g | 2⅓ |
| 250 g | 2.9 |
| 300 g | 3½ |
| 500 g | 5.9 |
Other ingredients (1 tablespoon):
How to convert spoons to grams:
- Pick the ingredient
each one has its own weight per spoon.
- Type the spoons
whole numbers or fractions like ½.
- Choose tablespoon or teaspoon
and read off grams, cups and millilitres.
Questions:
- How many grams in a tablespoon of cocoa powder?
- About 5.3 g in a level tablespoon (about 15 ml) and 1.8 g in a level teaspoon (about 5 ml).
- Level or heaped?
- These numbers are for level spoons: fill the spoon and scrape off the top with a knife. A heaped spoon holds about 1½–2 times as much as a level one.
- Is a tablespoon the same everywhere?
- Almost: 15 ml in most countries (14.8 ml in the US), 20 ml in Australia. A teaspoon is 5 ml.
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