To convert grams of paprika into tablespoons, multiply by 0.14545455: one gram comes to 0.14545455 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. Paprika comes in at 0.46494 g per mL, or 46.49% of water, which is why a cup of it is 110 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
A level tablespoon of paprika is 6.875 g, which puts a teaspoon at 2.292 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 10.31 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 0.909% of a cup of paprika, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 4.545 cups, and a 1 kg pack 9.091.
The condition this weight assumes: Ground dried peppers, light and prone to caking in humid weather, which is what makes a scooped spoonful heavier than a level one. Smoked and sweet paprika weigh the same.
The formula
grams- The amount of paprika you are converting, in grams
0.145454545455- Tablespoons per gram for paprika, from its density of 0.46494 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.145454545455, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for paprika.
- 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 paprika in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 50 g of paprika needs 7.27273 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.14545455 = 7.2727273, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 3.63636 tablespoons.
150 g of paprika in tablespoons
150 g of paprika weighs out at 21.8182 tablespoons. Divide 21.8182 by 0.14545455 and you get back to 150 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
500 g of paprika in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of paprika needs 72.7273 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.14545455 = 72.727273, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 36.3636 tablespoons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of paprika?
One gram of paprika is 0.14545455 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0727273 tablespoons and double it is 0.290909 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of paprika not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Paprika has a density of 0.46494 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 110 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 126.6 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 paprika by roughly 20% — about 11 g either side of 110 g — because ground dried peppers, light and prone to caking in humid weather, which is what makes a scooped spoonful heavier than a level one. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of paprika 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 paprika weighs 0.485 oz, so the two readings differ by 51.5%. 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 paprika would weigh 116.24 g instead of 110 g — 6.24 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 paprika is 6.875 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 14.5% 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 paprika weigh?
3 tbsp of paprika comes to 20.625 g, or 20.625 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.
Paprika in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.727273 tbsp | 0.7272727273 |
| 10 g | 1.45455 tbsp | 1.454545455 |
| 25 g | 3.63636 tbsp | 3.636363636 |
| 50 g | 7.27273 tbsp | 7.272727273 |
| 100 g | 14.5455 tbsp | 14.54545455 |
| 125 g | 18.1818 tbsp | 18.18181818 |
| 150 g | 21.8182 tbsp | 21.81818182 |
| 200 g | 29.0909 tbsp | 29.09090909 |
| 250 g | 36.3636 tbsp | 36.36363636 |
| 300 g | 43.6364 tbsp | 43.63636364 |
| 500 g | 72.7273 tbsp | 72.72727273 |
| 1000 g | 145.455 tbsp | 145.4545455 |
Based on 110 g per cup of paprika. One gram of paprika is 0.14545455 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 6.875 g | 0.243 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 4.583 g | 0.162 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 2.292 g | 0.0808 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 1.719 g | 0.0606 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.146 g | 0.0404 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.5729 g | 0.0202 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.2865 g | 0.0101 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground cloves | 101 g | 3.563 oz | 0.4269 |
| Ground nutmeg | 106 g | 3.739 oz | 0.448 |
| Ground black pepper | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 0.4649 |
| Paprika (this page) | 110 g | 3.88 oz | 0.4649 |
| Onion powder | 115 g | 4.057 oz | 0.4861 |
| Ground cinnamon | 125 g | 4.409 oz | 0.5283 |
| Chili powder | 125 g | 4.409 oz | 0.5283 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.