To convert grams of plain yogurt into tablespoons, multiply by 0.065306122: one gram comes to 0.065306122 tablespoons. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — plain yogurt measures 1.0356 g per mL. That ratio, 103.6%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A level tablespoon of plain yogurt is 15.31 g, which puts a teaspoon at 5.104 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 22.97 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 0.408% of a cup of plain yogurt, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.041 cups, and a 1 kg pack 4.082.
How the figure is arrived at: Plain and unstrained. Greek yogurt is much thicker but only slightly heavier per cup.
The formula
grams- The amount of plain yogurt you are converting, in grams
0.065306122449- Tablespoons per gram for plain yogurt, from its density of 1.0356 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.065306122449, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for plain yogurt.
- 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 plain yogurt in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 50 g of plain yogurt needs 3.26531 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.065306122 = 3.2653061, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 1.63265 tablespoons.
150 g of plain yogurt in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 150 g of plain yogurt needs 9.79592 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.065306122 = 9.7959184, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 4.89796 tablespoons.
500 g of plain yogurt in tablespoons
500 g of plain yogurt weighs out at 32.6531 tablespoons. Divide 32.6531 by 0.065306122 and you get back to 500 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of plain yogurt?
One gram of plain yogurt is 0.065306122 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0326531 tablespoons and double it is 0.130612 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of plain yogurt not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Plain yogurt has a density of 1.0356 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 245 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 8.4 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. Plain yogurt does not compress, so a cup of it is 245 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 plain yogurt 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 plain yogurt weighs 1.08 oz, so the two readings differ by 8.03%. 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 plain yogurt would weigh 258.89 g instead of 245 g — 13.9 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 plain yogurt — roughly 2.45 g on a 245 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 plain yogurt weigh?
3 tbsp of plain yogurt comes to 45.938 g, or 45.938 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.
Plain yogurt in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.326531 tbsp | 0.3265306122 |
| 10 g | 0.653061 tbsp | 0.6530612245 |
| 25 g | 1.63265 tbsp | 1.632653061 |
| 50 g | 3.26531 tbsp | 3.265306122 |
| 100 g | 6.53061 tbsp | 6.530612245 |
| 125 g | 8.16327 tbsp | 8.163265306 |
| 150 g | 9.79592 tbsp | 9.795918367 |
| 200 g | 13.0612 tbsp | 13.06122449 |
| 250 g | 16.3265 tbsp | 16.32653061 |
| 300 g | 19.5918 tbsp | 19.59183673 |
| 500 g | 32.6531 tbsp | 32.65306122 |
| 1000 g | 65.3061 tbsp | 65.30612245 |
Based on 245 g per cup of plain yogurt. One gram of plain yogurt is 0.065306122 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 245 g | 8.64 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 15.31 g | 0.54 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 10.21 g | 0.36 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 5.104 g | 0.18 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 3.828 g | 0.135 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.552 g | 0.09 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.276 g | 0.045 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.638 g | 0.0225 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole milk | 244 g | 8.607 oz | 1.031 |
| Skim milk | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Buttermilk | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Plain yogurt (this page) | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Tomato sauce | 245 g | 8.642 oz | 1.036 |
| Orange juice | 248 g | 8.748 oz | 1.048 |
| Evaporated milk | 252 g | 8.889 oz | 1.065 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.