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ml to Tablespoons Converter

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Convert milliliters to tablespoons using the US-standard factor 1 tbsp ≈ 14.7868 ml (rounded to 15 ml in everyday cooking). 30 ml = 2 tbsp; 60 ml = 4 tbsp = 1/4 cup. Useful when small ml-precise volumes from a syringe or graduated jug need to be expressed in spoonfuls for a recipe. The UK tablespoon (17.76 ml) is rare in modern recipes. Browser-local.

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Milliliter (ml)

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Tablespoon (tbsp)

Milliliter (ml) → Tablespoon (tbsp)

Quick reference table

Milliliter (ml)	Tablespoon (tbsp)
1 ml	0.0676 tbsp
2 ml	0.1353 tbsp
5 ml	0.3381 tbsp
10 ml	0.6763 tbsp
25 ml	1.6907 tbsp
50 ml	3.3814 tbsp
100 ml	6.7628 tbsp

Glossary

Milliliter (ml)

A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter and exactly one cubic centimeter (1 ml = 1 cm³ = 0.001 L). It is the everyday metric unit for medication doses, beverage cans, cooking ingredients and lab work. A typical wine glass holds 175 ml; a standard espresso shot is about 30 ml; a 0.5 L water bottle is 500 ml.

Tablespoon (tbsp)

A tablespoon is a cooking volume measure equal to 3 teaspoons or about 14.79 ml. The US standard tablespoon is the dominant convention in modern recipes; the UK tablespoon (≈17.76 ml) and the Australian tablespoon (20 ml) differ but are rarely used in international recipes. Sixteen tablespoons make one US cup; two tablespoons make one US fluid ounce.

Metric / SI volume

In the metric system, volume is reported in liters (everyday) or cubic meters (industrial), with millilters for fine resolution. The relations are exact powers of ten: 1 m³ = 1,000 L = 1,000,000 ml, and 1 ml = 1 cm³. The metric system is the standard worldwide for science, beverages, fuel in metric countries, and most modern recipes outside the United States.

Imperial / US Customary volume

US customary and UK imperial systems both use gallon, quart, pint and fluid ounce — but with different sizes. The US gallon is 3.785 L (128 US fl oz); the UK imperial gallon is 4.546 L (160 UK fl oz). Cooking units (tsp = 4.93 ml, tbsp = 14.79 ml, cup = 240 ml) follow the US standard in nearly all modern English-language recipes.

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