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Tablespoon Converters

Convert tablespoons to teaspoons, milliliters, cups, fluid ounces and other volume units, for US, metric and Australian tablespoons.

What this tool does

Convert tablespoons to teaspoons, milliliters, cups, fluid ounces and other volume units, for US, metric and Australian tablespoons. Type an amount in US tablespoons, choose the units, and the tool converts it to milliliters. It offers 10 volume units and also shows the same amount in the others.

Inputs

  • Value: A number.
  • From: Choose one from 10 options, including US tablespoon, Metric tablespoon (15 mL), Australian tablespoon (20 mL), US teaspoon, Metric teaspoon (5 mL), Milliliter. Starts as US tablespoon.
  • To: Choose one of the same 10 units as "From". Starts as Milliliter.

How to use

  1. Enter the amount you want to convert.
  2. Choose the unit to convert from and the unit to convert to.
  3. Read the result: the converted amount and the same amount in the other units. It appears once every required field has a valid value.

Worked examples

Conversions from US tablespoons to milliliters:

  • 1 tbsp (US) ≈ 14.786765 mL
  • 5 tbsp (US) ≈ 73.933824 mL
  • 10 tbsp (US) ≈ 147.867648 mL
  • 50 tbsp (US) ≈ 739.338239 mL
  • 100 tbsp (US) ≈ 1,478.676478 mL

Multiply the number of US tablespoons by about 14.786765 to get milliliters. The factor follows from exact definitions. It has more digits than fit here, so it is shown rounded.

Sources: US tablespoon: exact by definition. Milliliter: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019), Table 8.

Limitations

  • Tablespoon size depends on the country. Pick the variant your recipe was written for.
  • Teaspoons, cups and fluid ounces here are US measures unless the label says otherwise.
  • The traditional British (imperial) tablespoon is not offered, because sources give different sizes for it.

FAQs

Q: How many milliliters are in a tablespoon?
A: A US tablespoon is about 14.79 mL (14.78676478125 mL exactly). A metric tablespoon is 15 mL and an Australian tablespoon is 20 mL.
Q: Which tablespoon does the page start with?
A: The US tablespoon. Each variant is listed with its own label, so choose the metric or Australian one in the From box if your recipe uses it.
Q: How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
A: Three US teaspoons make one US tablespoon. For the metric tablespoon the same figure is three metric teaspoons (15 mL and 5 mL).

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