One gram of orange juice is 0.064516129 tablespoons, so converting grams of orange juice to tablespoons means multiplying by 0.064516129. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — orange juice measures 1.0482 g per mL. That ratio, 104.8%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A level tablespoon of orange juice is 15.5 g, which puts a teaspoon at 5.167 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 23.25 g. Levelling twice is where the error comes from, so the scale is the faster instrument once the quantity passes a couple of spoons.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.403% of a cup of orange juice, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.016 cups, and a 1 kg pack 4.032.
How the figure is arrived at: The dissolved sugar puts it just above water, which is why a hydrometer can read juice strength at all.
The formula
grams- The amount of orange juice you are converting, in grams
0.0645161290323- Tablespoons per gram for orange juice, from its density of 1.0482 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.0645161290323, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for orange juice.
- The result appears in tablespoons, with a second reading in tsp beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of orange juice in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 50 g of orange juice needs 3.22581 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.064516129 = 3.2258065, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 1.6129 tablespoons.
150 g of orange juice in tablespoons
Take 150 g of orange juice: 150 × 0.064516129 gives 9.67742 tablespoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 19.3548 tablespoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
500 g of orange juice in tablespoons
Take 500 g of orange juice: 500 × 0.064516129 gives 32.2581 tablespoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 64.5161 tablespoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of orange juice?
One gram of orange juice is 0.064516129 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0322581 tablespoons and double it is 0.129032 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of orange juice not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Orange juice has a density of 1.0482 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 248 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 11.4 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Barely. Orange juice does not compress, so a cup of it is 248 g however it is poured — within about 1%, which is inside the accuracy of a domestic scale. This is the group where measuring by volume is defensible.
Is a fluid ounce of orange juice the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of orange juice weighs 1.093 oz, so the two readings differ by 9.35%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of orange juice would weigh 262.06 g instead of 248 g — 14.1 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
A scale, if the result matters. Volume measuring carries a spread of about 1% for orange juice — roughly 2.48 g on a 248 g cup — while a domestic scale is accurate to a gram or two. For anything where the ratio of ingredients drives the outcome, bread and pastry above all, weigh it.
How much does 3 tbsp of orange juice weigh?
3 tbsp of orange juice comes to 46.5 g, or 46.5 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the tablespoons-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Orange juice in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.322581 tbsp | 0.3225806452 |
| 10 g | 0.645161 tbsp | 0.6451612903 |
| 25 g | 1.6129 tbsp | 1.612903226 |
| 50 g | 3.22581 tbsp | 3.225806452 |
| 100 g | 6.45161 tbsp | 6.451612903 |
| 125 g | 8.06452 tbsp | 8.064516129 |
| 150 g | 9.67742 tbsp | 9.677419355 |
| 200 g | 12.9032 tbsp | 12.90322581 |
| 250 g | 16.129 tbsp | 16.12903226 |
| 300 g | 19.3548 tbsp | 19.35483871 |
| 500 g | 32.2581 tbsp | 32.25806452 |
| 1000 g | 64.5161 tbsp | 64.51612903 |
Based on 248 g per cup of orange juice. One gram of orange juice is 0.064516129 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 248 g | 8.75 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 15.5 g | 0.547 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 10.33 g | 0.364 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 5.167 g | 0.182 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 3.875 g | 0.137 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.583 g | 0.0911 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.292 g | 0.0456 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.6458 g | 0.0228 oz | 0.6161 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Plain yogurt | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Tomato sauce | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Orange juice (this page) | 248 g | 8.748 oz | 1.048 |
| Evaporated milk | 252 g | 8.889 oz | 1.065 |
| Peanut butter | 258 g | 9.101 oz | 1.091 |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 306 g | 10.79 oz | 1.293 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.