Convert cups to tablespoons
1 us cup equals 16 us tablespoons. Enter a value below to convert instantly.
Multiply the number of us cups by 16 to get us tablespoons. How this is calculated
Need the other direction? Convert us tablespoon to us cup →
Formula
Multiply the number of us cups by 16 to get us tablespoons.
Step by step
- Start with 1 cup (US).
- Multiply by the conversion factor 16.
- 1 × 16 = 16 tbsp (US).
US Cups to US Tablespoons conversion table
| US Cups (cup (US)) | US Tablespoons (tbsp (US)) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 5 | 80 |
| 10 | 160 |
| 20 | 320 |
| 50 | 800 |
| 100 | 1,600 |
| 500 | 8,000 |
| 1,000 | 16,000 |
Convert US Cup to other volume units
1 cup (US) expressed in every other volume unit on this site.
- Liter L 0.23658824
- Milliliter mL 236.58824
- Centiliter cL 23.658824
- Deciliter dL 2.3658824
- Dekaliter daL 0.023658824
- Hectoliter hL 0.0023658824
- Kiloliter kL 0.00023658824
- Microliter µL 236,588.24
- Nanoliter nL 236,588,240
- Picoliter pL 236,588,240,000
- Femtoliter fL 236,588,240,000,000
- Attoliter aL 2.3658824e+17
- Megaliter ML 2.3658824e-7
- Gigaliter GL 2.3658824e-10
- Petaliter PL 2.3658824e-16
- Exaliter EL 2.3658824e-19
- Dekastere dast 0.000023658824
- Metric Cup cup (metric) 0.94635295
- Metric Tablespoon tbsp (metric) 15.772549
- Metric Teaspoon tsp (metric) 47.317647
- Cubic Meter m³ 0.00023658824
- Cubic Kilometer km³ 2.3658824e-13
- Cubic Centimeter cm³ 236.58824
- Cubic Millimeter mm³ 236,588.24
- Drop gtt 4,731.7647
- Cubic Mile mi³ 5.6760536e-11
- Cubic Yard yd³ 0.00030944573
- Cubic Foot ft³ 0.0083550347
- Cubic Inch in³ 14.4375
- Hundred Cubic Feet ccf 0.000083550347
- Ton Register RT 0.000083550347
- Acre-foot ac·ft 1.918052e-7
- Acre-inch ac·in 0.0000023016625
- Cord cord 0.000065273709
- Cord Foot cord ft 0.00052218967
- Board Foot bf 0.10026042
- US Gallon gal (US) 0.0625
- US Quart qt (US) 0.25
- US Pint pt (US) 0.5
- US Cup cup (US) 1
- US Gill gi (US) 2
- US Fluid Ounce fl oz (US) 8
- US Tablespoon tbsp (US) 16
- US Teaspoon tsp (US) 48
- US Dessertspoon dstspn (US) 24
- US Fluid Dram fl dr (US) 64
- US Minim min (US) 3,840
- US Barrel (oil) bbl (oil) 0.0014880952
- US Barrel (liquid) bbl (liq) 0.001984127
- US Barrel (federal, beer) bbl (beer) 0.002016129
- US Hogshead hhd (US) 0.00099206349
- Tun tun 0.00024801587
- US Bushel bu (US) 0.0067138047
- US Peck pk (US) 0.026855219
- US Dry Gallon gal (US dry) 0.053710438
- US Dry Quart qt (US dry) 0.21484175
- US Dry Pint pt (US dry) 0.4296835
- US Barrel (dry) bbl (dry) 0.002046131
- Imperial Gallon gal (UK) 0.052042137
- Imperial Quart qt (UK) 0.20816855
- Imperial Pint pt (UK) 0.41633709
- Imperial Cup cup (UK) 0.83267418
- Imperial Gill gi (UK) 1.6653484
- Imperial Fluid Ounce fl oz (UK) 8.3267418
- Imperial Tablespoon tbsp (UK) 13.322787
- Imperial Teaspoon tsp (UK) 39.968361
- Imperial Fluid Dram fl dr (UK) 66.613935
- Imperial Minim min (UK) 3,996.8361
- Imperial Bushel bu (UK) 0.0065052671
- Imperial Peck pk (UK) 0.026021068
- Imperial Dessertspoon dstspn (UK) 19.98418
- Imperial Barrel bbl (UK) 0.0014456149
- Acre-foot (US survey) ac·ft (US) 1.9180405e-7
- Cor (Biblical) cor 0.0010754011
- Homer (Biblical) homer 0.0010754011
- Bath (Biblical) bath 0.010754011
- Hin (Biblical) hin 0.064524065
- Cab (Biblical) cab 0.19357219
- Log (Biblical) log 0.77428877
- Doe 되 0.13115325
- Hop 홉 1.3115325
- Jak 작 13.115325
- Mal 말 0.013115325
- Seom 섬 0.0013115325
- Earth's Volume V⊕ 2.1845636e-25
About the us cup
The us cup (cup (US)) is a US unit of volume.
About the us tablespoon
The us tablespoon (tbsp (US)) is a US unit of volume.
Where this conversion is used
Converting us cups to us tablespoons comes up when cooking recipes, fuel, beverages, and container capacity. US and Imperial liquid measures differ, so a US cup or gallon is not the same size as its UK counterpart.
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Frequently asked questions
How many us tablespoons are in a us cup?
One us cup equals 16 us tablespoons.
How do you convert us cups to us tablespoons?
Multiply the number of us cups by 16 to get us tablespoons.
What is 1 us tablespoon in us cups?
One us tablespoon equals 0.0625 us cups.
When would I convert us cups to us tablespoons?
This conversion is common when cooking recipes, fuel, beverages, and container capacity.
Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.