How many grams is 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder?
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa powder) weighs
5.4g
That's 0.2oz. An Australian 20ml tablespoon holds 7.3g.
A level US or UK tablespoon (15ml).
Other amounts of cocoa powder
Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 19165: “Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened”. USDA lists these household measures for it:
- 1 cup = 86g
- 1 tbsp = 5.4g
Fractions of a cup are the cup weight scaled down. The teaspoon is a third of the tablespoon. Metric-cup figures assume a 250ml cup, and Australian tablespoons hold 20ml. Weights under 10g are rounded to 0.1g, everything else to the nearest gram. Full source list.