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Tablespoons to Cups
Convert tablespoons (tbsp) to cups (cup). Type a value below to see the result update instantly. Reference table and formula included.
Calculator
1 tbsp = 0.0625 cup
Tablespoons to Cups Conversion Table
Common values, ready to copy:
| tablespoons | cups |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 0.0625 cup |
| 2 tbsp | 0.125 cup |
| 5 tbsp | 0.312501 cup |
| 10 tbsp | 0.625002 cup |
| 25 tbsp | 1.5625 cup |
| 50 tbsp | 3.125 cup |
| 100 tbsp | 6.25 cup |
| 1,000 tbsp | 62.5002 cup |
Formula
cups = tablespoons × 6.25002113e-2
Volume conversions use US customary measure (the cup, fluid ounce, and gallon are US definitions, not imperial). 1 US cup = 236.588 mL, 1 US gallon = 3.785411784 L.
About Tablespoons and Cups
Tablespoons (tbsp): Three teaspoons, or about 15 mL; the US legal tablespoon is exactly 14.7868 mL, although international cooking convention is 15 mL. Common uses: Mid-range cooking measurements (oil, vinegar, honey, peanut butter), baking (small quantities of cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking soda).
Cups (cup): The US cup is exactly 236.588 mL, or 8 US fluid ounces; the metric cup (used in Australia and some metric cookbooks) is 250 mL; the UK imperial cup is 284 mL. Common uses: American cooking and baking — the dominant volumetric unit for ingredient measurement in US recipes; mostly absent from professional and metric-country recipes which prefer weight.
How the conversion works
Volume conversions use US customary measure (the cup, fluid ounce, and gallon are US definitions, not imperial). 1 US cup = 236.588 mL, 1 US gallon = 3.785411784 L.
The exact relationship is cups = tablespoons × 6.25002113e-2, which the calculator at the top of this page applies in both directions. Type into either field and the other updates immediately.
When this conversion matters
Converting between tablespoons and cups comes up wherever volume measurements move between systems — from one country's conventions to another's, from a scientific reference to a practical specification, or from one industry's working unit to another's. The calculator and reference table above cover the everyday range; for unusual values you can type any number into either field.