One tablespoon of orange juice is 15.5 grams, so converting tablespoons of orange juice to grams means multiplying by 15.5. 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.
The condition this weight assumes: The dissolved sugar puts it just above water, which is why a hydrometer can read juice strength at all.
The formula
tablespoons- The amount of orange juice you are converting, in tablespoons
15.5- Grams per tablespoon for orange juice, from its density of 1.0482 g/mL
grams- The equivalent quantity in grams
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in tablespoons.
- It is multiplied by 15.5, the grams-per-tablespoon figure for orange juice.
- The result appears in grams, with a second reading in oz beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
2 tbsp of orange juice in grams
2 tbsp of orange juice weighs out at 31 grams. Divide 31 by 15.5 and you get back to 2 tbsp, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
4 tbsp of orange juice in grams
Take 4 tbsp of orange juice: 4 × 15.5 gives 62 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 124 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
12 tbsp of orange juice in grams
Take 12 tbsp of orange juice: 12 × 15.5 gives 186 grams. Doubling the batch takes it to 372 grams, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in 1 tbsp of orange juice?
One tablespoon of orange juice is 15.5 grams. Half that quantity is 7.75 grams and double it is 31 grams, 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 many tablespoons of orange juice is 500 g?
500 g of orange juice is 32.258 tablespoons — 0.0645161 tablespoons to one gram, so 500 × 0.0645161 = 32.258. Going that way is a division by 15.5, or a multiplication by 0.0645161 if you prefer.
Orange juice in tablespoons and grams
| Tablespoons | Grams | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 tbsp | 7.75 g | 7.75 |
| 1 tbsp | 15.5 g | 15.5 |
| 2 tbsp | 31 g | 31 |
| 3 tbsp | 46.5 g | 46.5 |
| 4 tbsp | 62 g | 62 |
| 6 tbsp | 93 g | 93 |
| 8 tbsp | 124 g | 124 |
| 12 tbsp | 186 g | 186 |
| 16 tbsp | 248 g | 248 |
Based on 248 g per cup of orange juice. One tablespoon of orange juice is 15.5 grams.
| 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.