To convert grams of powdered gelatin into tablespoons, multiply by 0.10666667: one gram comes to 0.10666667 tablespoons. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Water is the yardstick: 1 mL of it weighs 1 g. Powdered gelatin comes in at 0.63401 g per mL, or 63.4% of water, which is why a cup of it is 150 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
A level tablespoon of powdered gelatin is 9.375 g, which puts a teaspoon at 3.125 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 14.06 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 0.667% of a cup of powdered gelatin, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 3.333 cups, and a 1 kg pack 6.667.
How the figure is arrived at: Unflavoured. A standard envelope is 7 g, which is a little over two and a quarter teaspoons.
The formula
grams- The amount of powdered gelatin you are converting, in grams
0.106666666667- Tablespoons per gram for powdered gelatin, from its density of 0.63401 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.106666666667, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for powdered gelatin.
- 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 powdered gelatin in tablespoons
Take 50 g of powdered gelatin: 50 × 0.10666667 gives 5.33333 tablespoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 10.6667 tablespoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
150 g of powdered gelatin in tablespoons
150 g of powdered gelatin weighs out at 16 tablespoons. Divide 16 by 0.10666667 and you get back to 150 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
500 g of powdered gelatin in tablespoons
500 g of powdered gelatin weighs out at 53.3333 tablespoons. Divide 53.3333 by 0.10666667 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 powdered gelatin?
One gram of powdered gelatin is 0.10666667 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0533333 tablespoons and double it is 0.213333 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of powdered gelatin not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Powdered gelatin has a density of 0.63401 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 150 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 86.6 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 powdered gelatin by roughly 20% — about 15 g either side of 150 g — because unflavoured. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of powdered gelatin 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 powdered gelatin weighs 0.6614 oz, so the two readings differ by 33.9%. 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 powdered gelatin would weigh 158.5 g instead of 150 g — 8.5 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 20% for powdered gelatin — roughly 30 g on a 150 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 powdered gelatin weigh?
3 tbsp of powdered gelatin comes to 28.125 g, or 28.125 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.
Powdered gelatin in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.533333 tbsp | 0.5333333333 |
| 10 g | 1.06667 tbsp | 1.066666667 |
| 25 g | 2.66667 tbsp | 2.666666667 |
| 50 g | 5.33333 tbsp | 5.333333333 |
| 100 g | 10.6667 tbsp | 10.66666667 |
| 125 g | 13.3333 tbsp | 13.33333333 |
| 150 g | 16 tbsp | 16 |
| 200 g | 21.3333 tbsp | 21.33333333 |
| 250 g | 26.6667 tbsp | 26.66666667 |
| 300 g | 32 tbsp | 32 |
| 500 g | 53.3333 tbsp | 53.33333333 |
| 1000 g | 106.667 tbsp | 106.6666667 |
Based on 150 g per cup of powdered gelatin. One gram of powdered gelatin is 0.10666667 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 9.375 g | 0.331 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 6.25 g | 0.22 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.125 g | 0.11 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.344 g | 0.0827 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.562 g | 0.0551 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.7812 g | 0.0276 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.3906 g | 0.0138 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlic powder | 134 g | 4.727 oz | 0.5664 |
| Instant yeast | 144 g | 5.079 oz | 0.6087 |
| Ground turmeric | 144 g | 5.079 oz | 0.6087 |
| Powdered gelatin (this page) | 150 g | 5.291 oz | 0.634 |
| Baking powder | 192 g | 6.773 oz | 0.8115 |
| Vanilla extract | 202 g | 7.125 oz | 0.8538 |
| Kosher salt | 240 g | 8.466 oz | 1.014 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.