how many tablespoons are in a cup

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A US cup holds 16 tablespoons.

  • 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons
  • 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
  • 1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
  • 1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
  • 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

Other countries: A metric cup (used in Australia, NZ and Canada) is 250 ml. A UK tablespoon is 15 ml, so a metric cup is about 16.7 tablespoons. An Australian tablespoon is 20 ml, so there it's 12.5 tablespoons. For most recipes you can just use 16.

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