Cups to grams / Grated parmesan
How many grams is 1 tablespoon of grated parmesan?
1 tablespoon of grated parmesan weighs
5g
That's 0.2oz. An Australian 20ml tablespoon holds 6.8g.
A level US or UK tablespoon (15ml).
This is finely grated parmesan, the dry tub kind. Freshly grated on a coarse grater is fluffier and weighs less per cup.
Other amounts of grated parmesan
Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 01032: “Cheese, parmesan, grated”. USDA lists these household measures for it:
- 1 cup = 100g
- 1 tbsp = 5g
- 1 oz = 28.35g
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.