Tablespoons to Milliliters
One tablespoon equals 14.786765 milliliters.
Milliliters = tablespoons × 14.7867647812
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Common Volume Conversions
Cooking & Baking Reference
Cooking Basics
- • 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons
- • 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
- • 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
- • 1 pint = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces
Baking Conversions
- • 1 cup flour ≈ 120-125g
- • 1 cup sugar ≈ 200g
- • 1 cup butter ≈ 227g
- • 1 cup milk ≈ 240ml
International
- • 1 US cup = 236.588 ml
- • 1 UK cup = 284.131 ml
- • 1 metric cup = 250 ml
- • 1 Japanese cup = 200 ml
Volume Units Reference
Metric System
- 1 m³ = 1,000 liters
- 1 liter = 1,000 ml
- 1 liter = 1 dm³
- 1 ml = 1 cm³
US Customary
- 1 gal = 4 quarts
- 1 quart = 2 pints
- 1 pint = 2 cups
- 1 cup = 8 fl oz
Key Conversions
- 1 US gal = 3.785 L
- 1 UK gal = 4.546 L
- 1 cup = 236.6 ml
- 1 fl oz = 29.57 ml
Tablespoons to Milliliters Conversion Table
| tbsp | ml |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 7.3934 |
| 1 | 14.7868 |
| 1.5 | 22.1801 |
| 2 | 29.5735 |
| 3 | 44.3603 |
| 4 | 59.1471 |
| 5 | 73.9338 |
| 6 | 88.7206 |
| 8 | 118.2941 |
| 10 | 147.8676 |
| 12 | 177.4412 |
| 16 | 236.5882 |
| 20 | 295.7353 |
| 24 | 354.8824 |
| 32 | 473.1765 |
About This Conversion
Tablespoons to milliliters matters for small quantities where percentage errors are largest: oils, extracts, leavening, medicine. A US tablespoon is 14.79 ml, three teaspoons, and one sixteenth of a cup.
The unit varies by country more than most cooks expect. An Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, four teaspoons rather than three, so an Australian recipe calling for a tablespoon of baking powder wants a third more than a US one. UK recipes generally use 15 ml.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many ml is a tablespoon?
A US tablespoon is 14.79 ml, usually rounded to 15 ml.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
Three US teaspoons make one US tablespoon.
Is an Australian tablespoon the same?
No. An Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, equal to four teaspoons.
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
Sixteen US tablespoons make one US cup.
Worth Knowing
US Gallon vs Imperial Gallon
A US gallon is 3.785411784 litres and an imperial (UK) gallon is 4.54609 litres, making the imperial gallon about 20.1 percent larger.
Cup Sizes Explained
A US customary cup is 236.59 mL, a US legal cup is 240 mL, a metric cup is 250 mL and a historic imperial cup is 284 mL.
Fluid Ounce vs Ounce
A US fluid ounce is 29.5735 millilitres of volume, while an ounce is 28.3495 grams of mass; there is no fixed conversion between them.
Cups to Grams for Baking
One US cup holds about 125 g of plain flour, 200 g of granulated sugar, 227 g of butter and 340 g of honey.