1 Cups to Tablespoons
1 cups = 16 tbsp
1 US cup equals 16 tablespoons.
How to convert 1 cups to tbsp
Use the formula tbsp = cups × 16:
tbsp = 1 × 16tbsp = 16
So 1 cups = 16 tbsp.
Rounded values and quick estimate
- Rounded to a whole number: 16 tbsp
- Rounded to one decimal place: 16 tbsp
- Conversion factor: 1 US cup = 16 tablespoons
This conversion is exact, so there is no need to estimate: just multiply by 16.
1 Cups in other units
- Tablespoons
- 16 tbsp
- Milliliters
- 236.59 ml
- Liters
- 0.2366 L
- Teaspoons
- 48 tsp
- US fluid ounces
- 8 fl oz
- US pints
- 0.5 pt
- US quarts
- 0.25 qt
- US gallons
- 0.0625 gal
- Cubic centimeters
- 236.59 cc
- Cubic inches
- 14.44 cu in
- Cubic feet
- 0.008355 cu ft
- Drops
- 4731.76 drops
- Oil barrels
- 0.001488 bbl
- UK gallons
- 0.052 UK gal
- Cubic meters
- 0.000237 m³
- Cubic yards
- 0.000309 cu yd
1 cups and nearby values
About us cups and tablespoons
A US customary cup is 8 US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml. Nutrition labels use a rounded 240 ml cup; metric cups are 250 ml.
A US tablespoon is 3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce, about 14.79 ml. (Australia uses a 20 ml tablespoon.)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1 Cups in Tablespoons?
1 US cup is 16 tablespoons (1 cups = 16 tbsp).
How do you convert 1 cups to tbsp?
Apply tbsp = cups × 16: tbsp = 1 × 16, tbsp = 16.
How many US cups is 16 tbsp?
16 tbsp is about 1 US cup.