Grams of ground turmeric to tablespoons runs on one number, 0.11111111 tablespoons per gram. It is a measured property of this ingredient rather than a defined conversion, which is why a generic volume-to-weight tool cannot give you it.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — ground turmeric measures 0.60865 g per mL. That ratio, 60.87%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A level tablespoon of ground turmeric is 9 g, which puts a teaspoon at 3 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 13.5 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 0.694% of a cup of ground turmeric, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 3.472 cups, and a 1 kg pack 6.944.
The condition this weight assumes: Denser than most ground spices because the rhizome it comes from is mostly starch.
The formula
grams- The amount of ground turmeric you are converting, in grams
0.111111111111- Tablespoons per gram for ground turmeric, from its density of 0.60865 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.111111111111, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for ground turmeric.
- 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 ground turmeric in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 50 g of ground turmeric needs 5.55556 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.11111111 = 5.5555556, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 2.77778 tablespoons.
150 g of ground turmeric in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 150 g of ground turmeric needs 16.6667 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.11111111 = 16.666667, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 8.33333 tablespoons.
500 g of ground turmeric in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of ground turmeric needs 55.5556 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.11111111 = 55.555556, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 27.7778 tablespoons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of ground turmeric?
One gram of ground turmeric is 0.11111111 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0555556 tablespoons and double it is 0.222222 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of ground turmeric not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Ground turmeric has a density of 0.60865 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 144 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 92.6 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 ground turmeric by roughly 20% — about 14.4 g either side of 144 g — because denser than most ground spices because the rhizome it comes from is mostly starch. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of ground turmeric 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 ground turmeric weighs 0.6349 oz, so the two readings differ by 36.5%. 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 ground turmeric would weigh 152.16 g instead of 144 g — 8.16 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 ground turmeric — roughly 28.8 g on a 144 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 ground turmeric weigh?
3 tbsp of ground turmeric comes to 27 g, or 27 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.
Ground turmeric in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.555556 tbsp | 0.5555555556 |
| 10 g | 1.11111 tbsp | 1.111111111 |
| 25 g | 2.77778 tbsp | 2.777777778 |
| 50 g | 5.55556 tbsp | 5.555555556 |
| 100 g | 11.1111 tbsp | 11.11111111 |
| 125 g | 13.8889 tbsp | 13.88888889 |
| 150 g | 16.6667 tbsp | 16.66666667 |
| 200 g | 22.2222 tbsp | 22.22222222 |
| 250 g | 27.7778 tbsp | 27.77777778 |
| 300 g | 33.3333 tbsp | 33.33333333 |
| 500 g | 55.5556 tbsp | 55.55555556 |
| 1000 g | 111.111 tbsp | 111.1111111 |
Based on 144 g per cup of ground turmeric. One gram of ground turmeric is 0.11111111 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 144 g | 5.08 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 9 g | 0.317 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 6 g | 0.212 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3 g | 0.106 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.25 g | 0.0794 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.5 g | 0.0529 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.75 g | 0.0265 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.375 g | 0.0132 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chili powder | 125 g | 4.409 oz | 0.5283 |
| Garlic powder | 134 g | 4.727 oz | 0.5664 |
| Instant yeast | 144 g | 5.079 oz | 0.6087 |
| Ground turmeric (this page) | 144 g | 5.079 oz | 0.6087 |
| Powdered gelatin | 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 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.