How many grams are in 1 tablespoon of butter?
A good kitchen average is 14 grams for 1 tablespoon of butter.
Ingredient guides
Tablespoons to Grams Guide
This is the shortcut page for those moments when a recipe uses spoons but your notes are in grams.
16
grams
for all-purpose flour
This is best for small ingredient checks. Once several ingredients are involved, grams usually stay easier to control.
Common tablespoon conversions
| Ingredient | Approximate grams per tablespoon |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 8 g |
| Granulated sugar | 12.5 g |
| Butter | 14 g |
| Milk | 15 g |
| Rolled oats | 5 g |
| Honey | 21 g |
Notes about using this conversion
- A tablespoon of flour weighs much less than a tablespoon of honey or butter.
- Level spoons are the safer reference for dry ingredients.
- This page is best used as a quick check, not as a replacement for weighing everything.
When spoon conversions stop being reliable
The number changes a lot from ingredient to ingredient. A tablespoon of flour, sugar, butter, and honey can all look similar in the spoon while weighing very different amounts.
This is why tablespoon charts work best as a rescue tool for small measures, not as the main system for a recipe you care about repeating.
Common questions
Can I use tablespoon conversions for baking?
Yes for small amounts, but weighing the full ingredient is still more reliable.