How to convert milliliters to tablespoons (US)
- Take the value in milliliters.
- Use the formula tablespoons (US) = milliliters × 0.0676280454.
- For example, 15 ml is 1.01 tbsp.
About milliliters and tablespoons
A US tablespoon is 14.7868 ml, so divide milliliters by 14.7868 to get tablespoons. Dividing by 15 is close enough for cooking and comes out about 1.4% low.
Metric recipes list oil, vinegar and sauces in ml, and US cooks reach for a tablespoon. Watch out for Australian recipes: their tablespoon is 20 ml, so “1 tbsp” there is about 1.35 US tablespoons.
Examples
- 15 ml (a metric tablespoon) is 1.01 tbsp
- 20 ml (an Australian tablespoon) is 1.35 tbsp
- 118 ml (about half a US cup) is 7.98 tbsp
- 250 ml (a metric cup) is 16.91 tbsp
Milliliters to tablespoons chart
| Milliliters (ml) | Tablespoons (US, tbsp) |
|---|---|
| 5 | 0.338 |
| 10 | 0.676 |
| 15 | 1.01 |
| 20 | 1.35 |
| 25 | 1.69 |
| 30 | 2.03 |
| 40 | 2.71 |
| 45 | 3.04 |
| 50 | 3.38 |
| 60 | 4.06 |
| 75 | 5.07 |
| Milliliters (ml) | Tablespoons (US, tbsp) |
|---|---|
| 80 | 5.41 |
| 90 | 6.09 |
| 100 | 6.76 |
| 120 | 8.12 |
| 125 | 8.45 |
| 150 | 10.14 |
| 200 | 13.53 |
| 250 | 16.91 |
| 300 | 20.29 |
| 500 | 33.81 |