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A US customary cup, US legal cup and metric cup do not contain the same number of millilitres.
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Cups to Tablespoons Converter
Convert US cups to US tablespoons instantly. Cups to tablespoons for recipe scaling. See the formula, worked examples and practical reference values.
How to convert US cup to US tbsp
Cups to tablespoons helps divide or scale recipe volumes. Both measures are US customary volume units and no ingredient density is assumed.
Formula: US tbsp = US cup × 16
Reverse formula: US cup = US tbsp × 0.0625
Worked example
1 US cup = 16 US tbsp
- = 236.588237 mL
- = 0.236588 L
- = 8 US fl oz
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The mass of a cup depends on the ingredient and how it is measured or packed.
Useful for: US cup recipe volumes converted to US tablespoons.
Common US cup to US tbsp conversions
| US cups | US tablespoons |
|---|---|
| 0.25 US cup | 4 US tbsp |
| 0.5 US cup | 8 US tbsp |
| 1 US cup | 16 US tbsp |
| 1.5 US cup | 24 US tbsp |
| 2 US cup | 32 US tbsp |
| 3 US cup | 48 US tbsp |
| 4 US cup | 64 US tbsp |
| 8 US cup | 128 US tbsp |
About the units
A US cup is an US customary unit represented by US cup. A US tablespoon is an US customary unit represented by US tbsp. Calculations use the same authoritative registry as the full volume converter, retaining full precision until display.
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