How many grams of groceries fit in a tablespoon

When deciding on culinary experiments, we are all faced with the need to weigh products. And at this moment, the most important thing may not be at hand - a kitchen scale. This stops some. But only not experienced chefs who know an excellent alternative - a spoon. After all, knowing how many grams of a particular product fit in one tablespoon, you can fairly accurately weigh all the ingredients, having achieved exact adherence to the recipe. True, there are several nuances in this matter.

An important note about tablespoons

To avoid serious errors, it is important to take into account that tablespoons are different. The most common option is full-size. The length she scooped is 7 cm, and the width is 4 cm.

But since there is no single standard for tablespoons, you can also find less capacious varieties of them, the most popular of which has a scoop length of 5 cm.

Now about the weighing itself: options are also possible here. You can pick up a spoon "without a top" (scooped on the sides), or you can "with a slide." The second option is usually used "by default". I.e, if we read “1 tbsp. l. ", and at the same time there are no additional notes, it means exactly a full-sized tablespoon, typed" with a slide ".

It is even more interesting: when faced with correspondence tables, it is important to take into account that they are often calculated specifically for full-size tablespoons. It is for this reason that it is recommended to first measure the scoop with a ruler, and then proceed to "weighing" the ingredients.

If "full size" is not held in high esteem in your kitchen, then the only sensible alternative would be to design own table of measures and weights, the creation of which will not take much time, but it guarantees the most accurate result. All that is needed for this is to calculate the volume of your “chosen one”. To do this, you need to count how much you scooped (without a top and with a slide) you will be able to fill 100 g of the product.

Well, and the last note that follows from all of the above: choosing some kind of tablespoon for weighing products, it is advisable to use only devices from the same set in the future - in this way it will be possible to avoid mistakes.

Weighing bulk products

An important rule of thumb for weighing these ingredients is no additional compaction or pre-loosening. The fact is that after performing these operations, the specific gravity of the product filling the measured container changes. So, about 160 g of flour is placed in a teacup, if you just take it from a bag. If the flour is tamped in a glass, then it will turn out to be about 210 g, and if it is sieved beforehand and not tamped, only 125 g will come out.

When measuring small portions with tablespoons, the run will not be so solid, but if you have to measure, for example, over 100 g of powdered sugar, then we get a serious difference, reaching 15-20 g.

Weight table of the most popular bulk products (in a full-size tablespoon):

How much product fits	In Art. l without slide (g)	In Art. l with a slide (g)
Cocoa powder	20	25
Potato starch	20	30
Cinnamon	15	20
Medium ground coffee	15	20
Corn starch	20	30
Coarse salt	25	30
Citric acid	12	16
Ground crackers	10	15
Ground pepper	12	18
Wheat flour	20	30
Sahara	20	25
Powdered sugar	22	28
Soda	22	28
Extra salts	22	28
Dry yeast	8	11
Powdered milk	20	25
Dry gelatin	10	15

How much cereal can a tablespoon hold

With the measurement of croup, a slightly different story. It is customary to "weigh" them in a scoop filled with a slide - this is more accurate. The only exception to the general rule is decoy, for which both options are acceptable.
Weight table of the most popular cereals (in a full-size tablespoon):

How much product fits	In Art. l without slide (g)	In Art. l with a slide (g)
Hercules (instant oatmeal)	—	18
Peas	—	29
Buckwheat	—	25
Semolina (semolina)	20	25
Oatmeal	—	14
Millet	—	20
Rice	—	18
Barley, wheat groats	—	20

Note: this table can in no way serve as a basis for calculating the weight of the finished porridge, since after cooking the cereals change their weight and consistency in different ways. For example, boiled buckwheat in one tablespoon fits about 30 g, but oatmeal in the same scoop will fit as much as 35 g.

Measurement of liquids, dairy products and sauces

There is only one rule here: you should remember about the ability of liquid and vegetable oil to expand when heated, which is why they occupy a larger volume. Therefore, the table below is relevant only for their "weighing" at room temperature.

How much product fits	In Art. l with a slide (g)
Water	18
Kefir, yogurt, etc. fermented milk products	18
Mayonnaise	25
Margarine (softened)	20
Milk	18
Olive oil	17
Sunflower oil	17
Pork fat (softened)	20
Condensed milk	30
Cream	25
Butter (ghee)	17
Butter (softened)	20
Sour cream	25
Soy sauce	21
Curd	17
Grated cheese	18
Tomato paste	30
Vinegar (3% or 9%)	18

Well, for dessert, we offer you to get acquainted with such interesting products as honey. Liquid honey in a scoop of a tablespoon is about 28 g, and thick honey - 35 g.

As for the sugared delicacy, even an approximate calculation will not give anything - too much depends on the size of the "flakes" that were scraped out of the container. Therefore, it is recommended to first melt it in a water bath, and then weigh it.

Another interesting ingredient is spicy herbs. It's a little easier with it: about 10 g fits fresh, and about 6 g dry. But the degree of grinding is of great importance, which is why you should not blindly trust the tables that include this product. Consider this, and good culinary achievements to you.