Ounces to Tablespoons Converter - (oz to tbsp) (2024)

Enter the weight or volume in ounces below to calculate the volume in tablespoons.

How to Convert Ounces to Tablespoons

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Dry vs. Liquid Ounces

When converting ounces to tablespoons, it's important to keep in mind that dry measurements, such as flour or sugar, are measured by weight, and liquid measurements, such as water, are measured by volume.

When measuring a liquid, the measurement is actually the volume of liquid in fluid ounces, while for dry measurements, it's a weight.This is important to remember since there are different conversion formulas for each.

How to Convert Dry Ounces to Tablespoons

To convert a measurement in ounces to tablespoons, divide the weight multiplied by 1.9172 by the density of the ingredient or material.

You can use this simple formula to convert:

tablespoons = ounces × 1.9172 / density

Thus, the volume in tablespoons is equal to the weight in ounces times 1.9172, divided by the density of the ingredient or material.

For example, here's how to convert 5 ounces to tablespoons for an ingredient with a density of 0.7 g/mL.

tablespoons = 5 oz × 1.9172 / 0.7 g/mL = 13.6944 tbsp

How to Convert Fluid Ounces to Tablespoons

The conversion for fluid ounces is more straightforward since both units are volumes.

To convert fluid ounces to tablespoons, multiply the volume by the conversion ratio.

Since one fluid ounce is equal to 2 tablespoons, you can use this simple formula to convert:

tablespoons = fluid ounces × 2

The volume in tablespoons is equal to the fluid ounces multiplied by 2.

For example, here's how to convert 5 fluid ounces to tablespoons using the formula above.

tablespoons = 5 fl oz × 2 = 10 tbsp

When to Convert Ounces to Tablespoons

Ounces and tablespoons are both commonly used to measure cooking ingredients.

For cooking applications, most chefs suggest measuring dry ingredients by weight rather than volume to improve accuracy in the measurements.^[1] The density of dry ingredients can vary for a variety of reasons, such as compaction and clumping.

The best way to ensure an accurate conversion is to use a scale. When a scale is not available, a calculator like the one above is a good way to estimate the weight to volume conversion.

For cooking and baking ingredients, you can get more specific results using our butter, flour, and sugar conversion calculators.

Another useful application of weight and volume conversions is chemistry.When performing chemical reactions by combining separate chemicals to produce a new chemical, one must know the exact amount of each chemical to add in order to maximize the yield of the reaction.

It is common to mix powdered chemicals with liquid, or aqueous, chemicals, and this is where it becomes very useful to convert between weights and volumes.^[2]

Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

How Many Tablespoons Are in a Ounce?

The actual volume of a ounce will vary depending on the density of the material. The table below shows how many tablespoons of various wet and dry ingredients are in a ounce.

Ounce measurements converted to tablespoons for commonly used cooking and baking ingredients.
Weight in Ounces:	Volume in Tablespoons of:
Weight in Ounces:	Water	Milk	Cooking Oil	All Purpose Flour	Granulated Sugar
1 oz	1.9172 tbsp	1.8614 tbsp	2.1787 tbsp	3.6242 tbsp	2.268 tbsp
2 oz	3.8344 tbsp	3.7228 tbsp	4.3573 tbsp	7.2485 tbsp	4.5359 tbsp
3 oz	5.7517 tbsp	5.5841 tbsp	6.536 tbsp	10.87 tbsp	6.8039 tbsp
4 oz	7.6689 tbsp	7.4455 tbsp	8.7146 tbsp	14.5 tbsp	9.0718 tbsp
5 oz	9.5861 tbsp	9.3069 tbsp	10.89 tbsp	18.12 tbsp	11.34 tbsp
6 oz	11.5 tbsp	11.17 tbsp	13.07 tbsp	21.75 tbsp	13.61 tbsp
7 oz	13.42 tbsp	13.03 tbsp	15.25 tbsp	25.37 tbsp	15.88 tbsp
8 oz	15.34 tbsp	14.89 tbsp	17.43 tbsp	28.99 tbsp	18.14 tbsp
9 oz	17.26 tbsp	16.75 tbsp	19.61 tbsp	32.62 tbsp	20.41 tbsp
10 oz	19.17 tbsp	18.61 tbsp	21.79 tbsp	36.24 tbsp	22.68 tbsp
11 oz	21.09 tbsp	20.48 tbsp	23.97 tbsp	39.87 tbsp	24.95 tbsp
12 oz	23.01 tbsp	22.34 tbsp	26.14 tbsp	43.49 tbsp	27.22 tbsp
13 oz	24.92 tbsp	24.2 tbsp	28.32 tbsp	47.12 tbsp	29.48 tbsp
14 oz	26.84 tbsp	26.06 tbsp	30.5 tbsp	50.74 tbsp	31.75 tbsp
15 oz	28.76 tbsp	27.92 tbsp	32.68 tbsp	54.36 tbsp	34.02 tbsp
16 oz	30.68 tbsp	29.78 tbsp	34.86 tbsp	57.99 tbsp	36.29 tbsp
17 oz	32.59 tbsp	31.64 tbsp	37.04 tbsp	61.61 tbsp	38.56 tbsp
18 oz	34.51 tbsp	33.5 tbsp	39.22 tbsp	65.24 tbsp	40.82 tbsp
19 oz	36.43 tbsp	35.37 tbsp	41.39 tbsp	68.86 tbsp	43.09 tbsp
20 oz	38.34 tbsp	37.23 tbsp	43.57 tbsp	72.48 tbsp	45.36 tbsp
21 oz	40.26 tbsp	39.09 tbsp	45.75 tbsp	76.11 tbsp	47.63 tbsp
22 oz	42.18 tbsp	40.95 tbsp	47.93 tbsp	79.73 tbsp	49.9 tbsp
23 oz	44.1 tbsp	42.81 tbsp	50.11 tbsp	83.36 tbsp	52.16 tbsp
24 oz	46.01 tbsp	44.67 tbsp	52.29 tbsp	86.98 tbsp	54.43 tbsp
25 oz	47.93 tbsp	46.53 tbsp	54.47 tbsp	90.61 tbsp	56.7 tbsp
26 oz	49.85 tbsp	48.4 tbsp	56.65 tbsp	94.23 tbsp	58.97 tbsp
27 oz	51.77 tbsp	50.26 tbsp	58.82 tbsp	97.85 tbsp	61.23 tbsp
28 oz	53.68 tbsp	52.12 tbsp	61 tbsp	101.48 tbsp	63.5 tbsp
29 oz	55.6 tbsp	53.98 tbsp	63.18 tbsp	105.1 tbsp	65.77 tbsp
30 oz	57.52 tbsp	55.84 tbsp	65.36 tbsp	108.73 tbsp	68.04 tbsp
31 oz	59.43 tbsp	57.7 tbsp	67.54 tbsp	112.35 tbsp	70.31 tbsp
32 oz	61.35 tbsp	59.56 tbsp	69.72 tbsp	115.98 tbsp	72.57 tbsp
33 oz	63.27 tbsp	61.43 tbsp	71.9 tbsp	119.6 tbsp	74.84 tbsp
34 oz	65.19 tbsp	63.29 tbsp	74.07 tbsp	123.22 tbsp	77.11 tbsp
35 oz	67.1 tbsp	65.15 tbsp	76.25 tbsp	126.85 tbsp	79.38 tbsp
36 oz	69.02 tbsp	67.01 tbsp	78.43 tbsp	130.47 tbsp	81.65 tbsp
37 oz	70.94 tbsp	68.87 tbsp	80.61 tbsp	134.1 tbsp	83.91 tbsp
38 oz	72.85 tbsp	70.73 tbsp	82.79 tbsp	137.72 tbsp	86.18 tbsp
39 oz	74.77 tbsp	72.59 tbsp	84.97 tbsp	141.35 tbsp	88.45 tbsp
40 oz	76.69 tbsp	74.46 tbsp	87.15 tbsp	144.97 tbsp	90.72 tbsp

What Is an Ounce?

One ounce is a unit of mass/weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or 28.349523 grams.The common ounce should not be confused with the troy ounce, which is equal to 1/12 of a troy pound.^[3]

The ounce is a US customary and imperial unit of mass. Ounces can be abbreviated as oz; for example, 1 ounce can be written as 1 oz.

An ounce is frequently referred to as a unit of weight.While technically, an ounce is a measure of mass, and weight is actually a measure of force, the two are equivalent as long as we are performing our calculations on Earth.

For example, an object with a mass of 1 ounce weighs 1 ounce on Earth, but only weighs one-sixth of that on the moon, yet still has the same mass.

Remember that liquid measurements use the fluid ounce, which is a volume measurement.

The US fluid ounce is a unit of volume equal to 1/16 of a pint or 1/8 of a cup.The fluid ounce is sometimes referred to as just an "ounce" but should not be confused with the unit of weight.One fluid ounce is equal to approximately 29.5735 milliliters, but in nutrition labeling, one fluid ounce is rounded to exactly 30 milliliters.^[4]

It's also denoted a little differently, so you can distinguish both forms of measurement on packaging or in recipes.

The fluid ounce is a US customary unit of volume. Fluid ounces can be abbreviated as fl oz, and are also sometimes abbreviated as oz fl. For example, 1 fluid ounce can be written as 1 fl oz or 1 oz fl.

Learn more about ounces.

What Is a Tablespoon?

A tablespoon is a unit of volume equal to three teaspoons or ½ fluid ounce.^[5] One tablespoon is equal to 14.7868 milliliters, but for nutrition labeling, one tablespoon is rounded to 15 milliliters.^[4]

The tablespoon is a US customary unit of volume. Tablespoons can be abbreviated as tbsp, and are also sometimes abbreviated as T, Tbls, or Tb. For example, 1 tablespoon can be written as 1 tbsp, 1 T, 1 Tbls, or 1 Tb.

Learn more about tablespoons.