How many grams is 1 tablespoon of table salt?
1 tablespoon of table salt weighs
18g
That's 0.6oz. An Australian 20ml tablespoon holds 24g.
A level US or UK tablespoon (15ml).
Fine table salt only. Flaky sea salt and kosher salt are much lighter per spoon.
Other amounts of table salt
Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 02047: “Salt, table”. USDA lists these household measures for it:
- 1 tsp = 6g
- 1 tbsp = 18g
- 1 cup = 292g
- 1 dash = 0.4g
Fractions of a cup are the cup weight scaled down. 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.