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Tablespoon of butter

Tablespoon of butter has an estimated weight of ≈16 grams. It ranks #139 of 148 in the Food & Drink category.

Source excerpt: Grams are a weight measurement unit, whereas tablespoons are a volume measurement unit. This implies that, depending on what is being measured, tablespoons and grams will not necessarily equal the same quantity.

Position in category

148 Items in category 194 kilograms Category average 227 grams Category median 1 grams–22.7 tonnes Category span

Similar weight

Chocolate Chip Cookies ≈16 grams Plastic Tweezer 6–25 grams Fire Salamander ≈17 grams AAA Batteries 14–15 grams

Weight ladder

How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

≈16 grams
Texas Blind Snake ≈14.2 grams AAA Batteries 14–15 grams Plastic Tweezer 6–25 grams Chocolate Chip Cookies ≈16 grams Tablespoon of butter This item ≈16 grams Fire Salamander ≈17 grams Peter’s Thread Snake ≈19.8 grams Rabari Tribe of India 20 grams Rabbit Poops ≈20 grams

Weight details

Typical ≈16 grams
Minimum 16 grams
Maximum 16 grams
Value type Approximate
Weight reference text

A tablespoon of flour or water weighs around 16 grams, thus two-thirds of a tablespoon of these ingredients will weigh about 9 grams.

Unit conversions

Kilograms0.016 kilograms
Pounds0.035 pounds
Metric tonnes1.6e-05 tonnes
Grams16 grams
Ounces0.564 ounces
Stones0.0025 stones

Source

1 sources
10 Things That Weigh 9 Grams (g) weightofstuff.com · Everyday Objects · Section: 6. A tablespoon of butter · Article updated 2024-05-17
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Frequently asked questions

How much does Tablespoon of butter weigh?

Tablespoon of butter typically weighs about ≈16 grams, within a recorded range of 16 grams.

Where does Tablespoon of butter rank among Food & Drink?

It ranks #139 of 148 entries in Food & Drink, heavier than 3% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-17.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb431e46d80>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence Medium
Category Food & Drink
Category rank #139 of 148
Weight position Heavier than 3% of items
Updated 2024-05-17
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID tablespoon-of-butter
URL slug tablespoon-of-butter

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.