How many grams are there in 1 tablespoon???
I’ll try to avoid the smart a.s.s. tone of some of the other answers. Short answer first, then explanation. Short answer: If and only if it’s water you’re talking about, a tablespoon of water is 0.5 fluid ounces and weighs 0.5 “weight” ounces. There are 28.35 grams in a weight ounce, so there are 14.175 grams in 0.5 “weight” ounces. So a tablespoon of water weighs 14.175 grams, if you want me to give it exactly. But 14 or 15 grams is close enough. And by the way, this means a tablespoon of water is the same Volume as 14 or 15 milliliters of water. Explanation: Tablespoon is a measure of Volume, how much space something takes up. Grams measure how much something weighs. In the US system, they use the word ounces for weight and volume, which can be confusing. There are ounces of weight (16 oz = 1 pound) and ounces of volume, technically called fluid ounces (16 fluid oz = 1 pint or 2 cups; the amount in a “Tall Boy” beer can.). The only time a fluid ounce of something weighs a “weight” ou
