Tablespoons to ml Converter

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Convert tablespoons to milliliters using the US-standard factor 1 tbsp ≈ 14.7868 ml (often rounded to 15 ml in everyday recipes). 2 tbsp ≈ 30 ml = 1 fl oz; 4 tbsp = 1/4 cup ≈ 59 ml; 16 tbsp = 1 cup ≈ 236.6 ml. Useful when a US recipe gives small amounts in tbsp but you measure in milliliters. The UK tablespoon (17.76 ml) is a different unit. Browser-local.

Tablespoon (tbsp)
Milliliter (ml)

Tablespoon (tbsp) → Milliliter (ml)

Quick reference table

Tablespoon (tbsp)Milliliter (ml)
1 tbsp14.7868 ml
2 tbsp29.5735 ml
5 tbsp73.9338 ml
10 tbsp147.8676 ml
25 tbsp369.669 ml
50 tbsp739.338 ml
100 tbsp1478.676 ml

Glossary

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.

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.

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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