Tablespoon
The US customary tablespoon (symbol: tbsp) is a traditional unit of volume used in culinary recipes and food labeling. Defined in official US nutritional regulations as exactly 15 milliliters (0.000015 cubic meters), it corresponds classically to 1/2 of a US fluid ounce or three US teaspoons (approximately 14.7868 mL). Originating as a dining utensil measure, the tablespoon was standardized in the 20th century to ensure consistency in recipes.
Metric
- Cubic kilometer (km³)1.48×10⁻¹⁴
- Cubic meter (m³)1.48×10⁻⁵
- Hectoliter (hl)1.48×10⁻⁴
- Decaliter1.48×10⁻³
- Cubic decimeter (dm³)0.01
- Litre (l)0.01
- Deciliter (dl)0.15
- Centiliter (cl)1.48
- Cubic centimeter (cm³)14.79
- Milliliter (ml)14.79
- Cubic millimeter (mm³)14,786.77
- Microliter (µl)14,786.77
British imperial liquid/dry
- Barrel9.04×10⁻⁵
- Bushel (bu)4.07×10⁻⁴
- Peck (pk)1.63×10⁻³
- Gallon (gal)3.25×10⁻³
- Quart (qt)0.01
- Pint (pt)0.03
- Fluid ounce (oz)0.52
U.S. liquid measure
- Acre foot1.2×10⁻⁸
- Cubic yard (yd³)1.93×10⁻⁵
- Barrel9.3×10⁻⁵
- Cubic foot (ft³)5.22×10⁻⁴
- Gallon (gal)3.91×10⁻³
- Quart (qt)0.02
- Pint (pt)0.03
- Gill0.13
- Fluid ounce (oz)0.5
- Cubic inch (in³)0.9
- Fluid dram4
- Minim240
U.S. dry measure
- Barrel1.28×10⁻⁴
- Bushel (bu)4.2×10⁻⁴
- Peck (pk)1.68×10⁻³
- Gallon (gal)3.36×10⁻³
- Quart (qt)0.01
- Pint (pt)0.03
- Gill0.11
- Board foot (FBM)0.01
Cooking (U.S.)
- Cup0.06
- Tablespoon1
- Teaspoon3
Cooking (metric)
- Tablespoon0.99
- Teaspoon2.96
- Spice measure14.79