Tablespoons of Butter Conversion Calculator

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What Is a Tablespoon?

A tablespoon is a unit used to measure volume.

The tablespoon is a US customary unit of volume. Tablespoons can be abbreviated as tbsp, and are also sometimes abbreviated as T, Tbls, or Tb. For example, 1 tablespoon can be written as 1 tbsp, 1 T, 1 Tbls, or 1 Tb.

How Much Is a Tablespoon of Butter?

One tablespoon of butter is equal to 1/8 of a stick or 1/2 ounce.

How to Convert Tablespoons of Butter

To convert tablespoons of butter to another unit of butter volume, you need to multiply the value by a conversion factor. A conversion factor is a numerical value used to change the units of a measurement without changing the value.[1]

You can find the conversion factors for tablespoons in the conversion table below.

Then, multiply the butter volume measurement by the conversion factor to find the equivalent value in the desired unit of measurement.

tablespoons × conversion factor = result

To convert tablespoons of butter to a unit of weight, you need to account for the density of the ingredient. You can use one of the converters below for the conversion.

Tablespoon Conversion Table

Common tablespoon values and equivalent imperial and metric butter measurements
tablespoons sticks of butter cups teaspoons milliliters pounds ounces grams
1 tbsp 0.125 0.0625 c 3 tsp 14.786765 mL 0.03125 lb 0.5 oz 14.1748 g
2 tbsp 0.25 0.125 c 6 tsp 29.57353 mL 0.0625 lb 1 oz 28.3496 g
3 tbsp 0.375 0.1875 c 9 tsp 44.360295 mL 0.09375 lb 1.5 oz 42.5244 g
4 tbsp 0.5 0.25 c 12 tsp 59.14706 mL 0.125 lb 2 oz 56.6992 g
5 tbsp 0.625 0.3125 c 15 tsp 73.933825 mL 0.15625 lb 2.5 oz 70.874 g
6 tbsp 0.75 0.375 c 18 tsp 88.72059 mL 0.1875 lb 3 oz 85.0488 g
7 tbsp 0.875 0.4375 c 21 tsp 103.507355 mL 0.21875 lb 3.5 oz 99.2236 g
8 tbsp 1 0.5 c 24 tsp 118.29412 mL 0.25 lb 4 oz 113.3984 g
9 tbsp 1.125 0.5625 c 27 tsp 133.080885 mL 0.28125 lb 4.5 oz 127.5732 g
10 tbsp 1.25 0.625 c 30 tsp 147.86765 mL 0.3125 lb 5 oz 141.748 g
11 tbsp 1.375 0.6875 c 33 tsp 162.654415 mL 0.34375 lb 5.5 oz 155.9228 g
12 tbsp 1.5 0.75 c 36 tsp 177.44118 mL 0.375 lb 6 oz 170.0976 g
13 tbsp 1.625 0.8125 c 39 tsp 192.227945 mL 0.40625 lb 6.5 oz 184.2724 g
14 tbsp 1.75 0.875 c 42 tsp 207.01471 mL 0.4375 lb 7 oz 198.4472 g
15 tbsp 1.875 0.9375 c 45 tsp 221.801475 mL 0.46875 lb 7.5 oz 212.622 g
16 tbsp 2 1 c 48 tsp 236.58824 mL 0.5 lb 8 oz 226.7968 g
17 tbsp 2.125 1.0625 c 51 tsp 251.375005 mL 0.53125 lb 8.5 oz 240.9716 g
18 tbsp 2.25 1.125 c 54 tsp 266.16177 mL 0.5625 lb 9 oz 255.1464 g
19 tbsp 2.375 1.1875 c 57 tsp 280.948535 mL 0.59375 lb 9.5 oz 269.3212 g
20 tbsp 2.5 1.25 c 60 tsp 295.7353 mL 0.625 lb 10 oz 283.496 g

Tablespoon Conversion Calculators

You can also convert butter using one of our tablespoon converters below.

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References

  1. National Institute of Standards & Technology, Unit Conversion, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/unit-conversion

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