One gram of sliced almonds is 0.18823529 tablespoons, so converting grams of sliced almonds to tablespoons means multiplying by 0.18823529. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
The density behind that figure is 0.35927 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of sliced almonds weighs 85 g, so this ingredient is 35.93% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
A level tablespoon of sliced almonds is 5.312 g, which puts a teaspoon at 1.771 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 7.969 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 1.18% of a cup of sliced almonds, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 5.882 cups, and a 1 kg pack 11.76.
How the figure is arrived at: Thin slices trap a great deal of air — barely half the weight of whole almonds for the same cup.
The formula
grams- The amount of sliced almonds you are converting, in grams
0.188235294118- Tablespoons per gram for sliced almonds, from its density of 0.35927 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.188235294118, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for sliced almonds.
- 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 sliced almonds in tablespoons
50 g of sliced almonds weighs out at 9.41176 tablespoons. Divide 9.41176 by 0.18823529 and you get back to 50 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
150 g of sliced almonds in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 150 g of sliced almonds needs 28.2353 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.18823529 = 28.235294, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 14.1176 tablespoons.
500 g of sliced almonds in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of sliced almonds needs 94.1176 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.18823529 = 94.117647, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 47.0588 tablespoons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of sliced almonds?
One gram of sliced almonds is 0.18823529 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0941176 tablespoons and double it is 0.376471 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of sliced almonds not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Sliced almonds has a density of 0.35927 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 85 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 151.6 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?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of sliced almonds by roughly 12% — about 5.1 g either side of 85 g — because thin slices trap a great deal of air — barely half the weight of whole almonds for the same cup. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of sliced almonds 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 sliced almonds weighs 0.3748 oz, so the two readings differ by 62.5%. 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 sliced almonds would weigh 89.818 g instead of 85 g — 4.82 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?
At this size the spoon wins. One tablespoon of sliced almonds is 5.312 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 18.8% resolution on that — a measuring spoon is the more accurate instrument below about 5 g, which is why spice quantities are still written in spoons.
How much does 3 tbsp of sliced almonds weigh?
3 tbsp of sliced almonds comes to 15.938 g, or 15.938 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.
Sliced almonds in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.941176 tbsp | 0.9411764706 |
| 10 g | 1.88235 tbsp | 1.882352941 |
| 25 g | 4.70588 tbsp | 4.705882353 |
| 50 g | 9.41176 tbsp | 9.411764706 |
| 100 g | 18.8235 tbsp | 18.82352941 |
| 125 g | 23.5294 tbsp | 23.52941176 |
| 150 g | 28.2353 tbsp | 28.23529412 |
| 200 g | 37.6471 tbsp | 37.64705882 |
| 250 g | 47.0588 tbsp | 47.05882353 |
| 300 g | 56.4706 tbsp | 56.47058824 |
| 500 g | 94.1176 tbsp | 94.11764706 |
| 1000 g | 188.235 tbsp | 188.2352941 |
Based on 85 g per cup of sliced almonds. One gram of sliced almonds is 0.18823529 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 85 g | 3 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 5.312 g | 0.187 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 3.542 g | 0.125 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 1.771 g | 0.0625 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 1.328 g | 0.0468 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 0.8854 g | 0.0312 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.4427 g | 0.0156 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.2214 g | 0.00781 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini marshmallows | 50 g | 1.764 oz | 0.2113 |
| Sliced almonds (this page) | 85 g | 2.998 oz | 0.3593 |
| Shredded coconut | 85 g | 2.998 oz | 0.3593 |
| Grated parmesan | 100 g | 3.527 oz | 0.4227 |
| Chopped pecans | 113 g | 3.986 oz | 0.4776 |
| Shredded cheddar | 113 g | 3.986 oz | 0.4776 |
| Chopped walnuts | 117 g | 4.127 oz | 0.4945 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.