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How many tablespoons in a cup?
When it comes to cooking and baking, accurate measurements are essential to achieving the desired results. When converting recipes, you may need to understand basic tablespoon conversions between different units of measurement for both inch and metric conversions.
The United States and some other countries use a customary measurement system known as imperial pounds. Cups are typically used for liquid and dry ingredients. The relationship between tablespoons and cups in yards and pounds is as follows:
1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons
This means there are 16 tablespoons in the cup. This transformation is fairly consistent for both liquid and dry components.
However, some ingredients vary in size and weight. Dry measuring cups and liquid measuring cups are not necessarily the same. For example, some ingredients, such as coconut flakes, do not take up the same volume of space in the cup as the liquid.
Cup to tablespoon conversion chart
Cup to tablespoon conversion table
cup US customary tablespoon metric tablespoon 1 cup tablespoon 16 tablespoon 15 tablespoon 2 cup 32 tablespoon 30 tablespoon 3 cup cup 48 tablespoon 45 tablespoon
In contrast, the imperial system, also known as the metric system, is widely used in most countries around the world. In the metric system, the main unit of volume measurement is the liter (L). However, tablespoons and cups are not typically used as the primary unit of measurement for cooking. Instead, smaller units such as milliliters (mL) and grams (g) are commonly used.
Still, it’s still helpful to understand the metric equivalents of tablespoons and cups.
1 metric cup = 16 metric tablespoon | 1 metric tablespoon = 15 milliliters* (mL)
Many of our Australian readers should note that most tablespoons in Australia are 20ml. This is unique to us and New Zealand, the UK and most other countries use 15 ml tablespoons. As a recipe developer, you’ll notice that I add milliliters or grams to recipes to let you know whether I’m using Australian tablespoons or metric tablespoons. You may also want to check the tablespoons you are using to determine how many tablespoons fit in your cup. To help you better understand the differences, we’re adding more posts about measurements to Mad Creations.
Knowing these conversions allows you to adapt recipes from Imperial to Metric and vice versa to ensure accuracy and consistency in all your recipes.
Keto/Low Carb Baking Ingredient Conversion Chart
Keto/Low Carb Baking Ingredient Conversion Chart
Ingredients cups (c) tablespoons (tbsp) grams (g) ounces (oz) almond flour
0.25c
coconut flour 4 tbsp 28g 1 oz
0.125c
Erythritol 2 tablespoons 16g
0.66c
10 tablespoons 100g 3.53oz
FAQ
The terms “legal cup,” “imperial cup,” and “one cup” refer to different measurement systems used to define the volume of a cup. The main difference lies in the specific values and standardization of these measurements.
Regal Cup: A unit of volume measurement used in the United States. Defined as exactly 240 milliliters (ml), or approximately 8.12 fluid ounces (fl oz). This value is standardized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nutritional labeling purposes. Legal Cups are used in official U.S. nutritional guidelines and labels.
Imperial Cup: A unit of measurement of volume used in the British Empire system of Great Britain and other Commonwealth countries. Defined as 10 imperial fluid ounces, which is approximately equal to 284 milliliters (ml). In these countries, the imperial and pound system is used for most everyday measurements, such as cooking and baking.
One Cup: The term “one cup” is not a standardized measuring unit, but is often used colloquially to refer to a standard measuring cup used for cooking and baking. In the United States, a standard measuring cup typically holds 8 fluid ounces. This is equivalent to a legal cup measurement. Please note that measuring cup sizes may vary by region, and other countries may have different standard measuring cup sizes.
No, there is a difference between measuring the amount of ingredients in a cup and measuring its weight. You can use our calculator to convert tablespoons or cups to ounces or grams.
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