The only butter calculator that converts both ways — tablespoons to grams and grams to tablespoons — and also shows sticks, cups, ounces and teaspoons simultaneously. Covers US, UK and Australian tablespoon sizes, salted vs unsalted vs European-style butter, and solid vs melted.
| Amount | US tbsp (g) | UK tbsp (g) | AU tbsp (g) | Sticks | Cups | Ounces | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 4.7g | 4.8g | 6.4g | — | — | 0.17oz | 34 cal |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.2g | 14.4g | 19.2g | ⅛ stick | 1/16 cup | 0.5oz | 102 cal |
| 2 tablespoons | 28.4g | 28.8g | 38.4g | ¼ stick | ⅛ cup | 1oz | 204 cal |
| 3 tablespoons | 42.5g | 43.2g | 57.6g | ⅜ stick | 3/16 cup | 1.5oz | 306 cal |
| 4 tablespoons (¼ cup) | 56.7g | 57.6g | 76.8g | ½ stick | ¼ cup | 2oz | 408 cal |
| 5 tablespoons | 70.9g | 72.0g | 96.0g | ⅝ stick | 5/16 cup | 2.5oz | 510 cal |
| 6 tablespoons | 85.0g | 86.4g | 115.2g | ¾ stick | ⅜ cup | 3oz | 612 cal |
| 8 tablespoons (1 stick) | 113.4g | 115.2g | 153.6g | 1 stick | ½ cup | 4oz | 816 cal |
| 12 tablespoons | 170.1g | 172.8g | 230.4g | 1½ sticks | ¾ cup | 6oz | 1,224 cal |
| 16 tablespoons (1 cup) | 226.8g | 230.4g | 307.2g | 2 sticks | 1 cup | 8oz | 1,632 cal |
A US tablespoon holds 14.79ml, giving 14.2g of butter. A UK/metric tablespoon is 15ml — giving 14.4g, nearly identical. But an Australian tablespoon is 20ml, giving 19.2g of butter — 35% more than the US version. If you're following an Australian recipe, how many grams in a tablespoon of butter is a very different answer. Always check the recipe's origin and use our butter calculator with the correct standard.
Solid butter at room temperature has a density of approximately 0.959 g/ml. Melted butter is slightly denser — around 0.91–0.95 g/ml — because air pockets in solid butter disappear when it liquefies. For a US tablespoon, this means melted butter weighs approximately 14.9g compared to 14.2g solid. For most recipes, the difference is negligible — but for pastry precision, use the melted butter mode in the calculator.
Salt accounts for just 1.5–2% of salted butter by weight. One US tablespoon of salted butter weighs approximately 14.2g — exactly the same as unsalted for all practical purposes. The real difference is flavour control: in baking, unsalted butter lets you control salt precisely. For savoury cooking, salted butter adds a flavour boost. Either way, how many grams is a tablespoon of butter is the same: 14.2g. Use the recipe scaling calculator to adjust your recipe to any serving size.
Everything about converting grams in a tablespoon of butter — US, UK, AU tablespoons, sticks, cups, melted vs solid — answered with exact figures.
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