To convert grams of shredded coconut into tablespoons, multiply by 0.18823529: one gram comes to 0.18823529 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 — shredded coconut measures 0.35927 g per mL. That ratio, 35.93%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A level tablespoon of shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut, 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.
What the number depends on: Unsweetened and dried. Sweetened flake is heavier per cup because of the sugar coating it.
The formula
grams- The amount of shredded coconut you are converting, in grams
0.188235294118- Tablespoons per gram for shredded coconut, 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 shredded coconut.
- 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 shredded coconut in tablespoons
Take 50 g of shredded coconut: 50 × 0.18823529 gives 9.41176 tablespoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 18.8235 tablespoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
150 g of shredded coconut in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 150 g of shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut?
One gram of shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut by roughly 12% — about 5.1 g either side of 85 g — because unsweetened and dried. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut weigh?
3 tbsp of shredded coconut 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.
Shredded coconut 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 shredded coconut. One gram of shredded coconut 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 | 85 g | 2.998 oz | 0.3593 |
| Shredded coconut (this page) | 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.