Tablespoons to ML Converter
Type tablespoons to get milliliters. A US tablespoon is about 14.8 mL, which labels and medicine cups round to 15 mL.
2 tbsp =
29.5735mL
2 US tablespoons is 29.5735 milliliters.
- 1 tbsp
- 14.7868 mL
- 1 mL
- 0.06763 tbsp
How to convert tablespoons to mL
Multiply US tablespoons by 14.7868. A US tablespoon is half a US fluid ounce, so it is 29.5735295625 ÷ 2 = 14.78676478125 mL. Three teaspoons make one tablespoon, and sixteen tablespoons make one cup.
Three tablespoons of olive oil is 3 × 14.7868 = 44.4 mL; four tablespoons, a quarter cup, is 59.1 mL. A metric measuring spoon set marked 15 mL is within 1.5% of the US tablespoon, so either set works for cooking.
Medicine labels and nutrition panels in the US use the rounded value of 15 mL per tablespoon. When dosing, use the cup or syringe that comes with the medicine rather than a kitchen spoon, because spoons are rarely filled level.
milliliters = US tablespoons × 14.78676478125
- US nutrition labelling counts a tablespoon as 15 mL and a teaspoon as 5 mL. Source: 21 CFR 101.9(b)(5), FDA nutrition labelling.
- In US customary units, 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 1/2 fluid ounce. Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.
How to estimate tablespoons to mL in your head
Multiply by 15. It is 1.4% high, which means 3 tablespoons comes out as 45 mL rather than 44.4, a difference smaller than one drop per spoonful matters in a recipe.
Going the other way is just as easy: two tablespoons is a fluid ounce, about 30 mL, so a 60 mL shot glass holds four.
Tablespoons to mL chart
US tablespoons in milliliters (exact and label-rounded), with the same amount in other kitchen measures.
| Tablespoons | mL (US tbsp) | mL (label, 15 mL) | Same as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 7.3934 | 7.5 | 1 1/2 tsp |
| 1 | 14.7868 | 15 | 3 tsp |
| 1 1/2 | 22.1801 | 22.5 | 4 1/2 tsp |
| 2 | 29.5735 | 30 | 1 fl oz |
| 3 | 44.3603 | 45 | 1 1/2 fl oz |
| 4 | 59.1471 | 60 | 1/4 cup |
| 5 | 73.9338 | 75 | 2 1/2 fl oz |
| 6 | 88.7206 | 90 | 3/8 cup |
| 8 | 118.294 | 120 | 1/2 cup |
| 10 | 147.868 | 150 | 5 fl oz |
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| 12 | 177.441 | 180 | 3/4 cup |
| 16 | 236.588 | 240 | 1 cup |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a tablespoon 15 mL?
Very nearly. A US tablespoon is 14.79 mL, and US labels round it to 15 mL. Metric spoon sets are made at 15 mL, so they measure the same for any recipe.
How many tablespoons are in 100 mL?
100 mL is 6.76 US tablespoons, so about 6 3/4 tablespoons. With 15 mL spoons it is 6 2/3.
How many mL are 2 tablespoons of butter?
Two tablespoons are 29.6 mL by volume. Butter is usually measured by weight, though: USDA lists one tablespoon of butter at 14.2 g, so two tablespoons weigh about 28 g.