Cups (US) to Tablespoons (US) converter

To convert cups (US) to tablespoons (US), enter the value in the first field. The result in tablespoons (US) is calculated automatically using the exact conversion factor.

1 US cup = 16 US tbsp
1 US tbsp = 0.0625 US cup

Formula: US tbsp = US cup × 16
US cup = US tbsp × 0.0625

Definitions: 1 US cup = 1/16 US gal; 1 US tbsp = 1/2 US fl oz

The US customary cup is half a US pint, or 8 US fluid ounces, and is the standard cup in American recipes. Cups differ between countries: the metric cup is 250 mL, and the cup used on US nutrition labels is rounded to 240 mL.

The US tablespoon is half a US fluid ounce, one sixteenth of a US cup, and equal to three US teaspoons, about 14.8 mL. It is the tablespoon of American recipes and measuring spoon sets.

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