How Many Grams in a Tablespoon of Peanut Butter?
1 level US tablespoon of peanut butter weighs about 16.1 g, and a teaspoon about 5.38 g. So 2 tablespoons ≈ 32.3 g and 3 tablespoons ≈ 48.4 g. Convert any amount below.
The 2-tablespoon serving is 32 grams — if you level it
Nutrition labels almost universally define a serving of peanut butter as 2 tablespoons = 32 g, which matches the roughly 16 g per level tablespoon you'll get from this page. The catch: peanut butter is sticky and mounds naturally, and a casually heaped spoon is easily 25–30 g — nearly double a level one. If you're tracking it, the difference adds up fast; weighing straight from the jar onto a scale is both more accurate and less washing-up.
Natural (stir-the-oil) and no-stir peanut butter weigh essentially the same per level tablespoon. What changes the number is how well the oil is stirred back in — a dried-out, oil-poured-off natural PB packs slightly denser.
Tablespoons to grams chart for peanut butter
| Tablespoons | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 8.06 | 0.28 |
| 1 | 16.1 | 0.57 |
| 1 1/2 | 24.2 | 0.85 |
| 2 | 32.3 | 1.14 |
| 2 1/2 | 40.3 | 1.42 |
| 3 | 48.4 | 1.71 |
| 4 | 64.5 | 2.28 |
| 5 | 80.6 | 2.84 |
| 6 | 96.8 | 3.41 |
| 8 | 129 | 4.55 |
| 16 (1 cup) | 258 | 9.1 |
Grams to tablespoons chart for peanut butter
| Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.31 | 0.93 |
| 10 | 0.62 | 1.86 |
| 15 | 0.93 | 2.79 |
| 20 | 1.24 | 3.72 |
| 25 | 1.55 | 4.65 |
| 30 | 1.86 | 5.58 |
| 40 | 2.48 | 7.44 |
| 50 | 3.1 | 9.3 |
| 75 | 4.65 | 14 |
| 100 | 6.2 | 18.6 |
Working in cups instead? See the full Peanut Butter grams ↔ cups converter.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams in a tablespoon of peanut butter?
- A level US tablespoon of peanut butter weighs about 16.1 grams.
- How many grams is 2 tablespoons of peanut butter?
- 2 level tablespoons of peanut butter is about 32.3 grams.
- How many grams in a teaspoon of peanut butter?
- A level teaspoon of peanut butter is about 5.38 grams. There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon.
- How many tablespoons of peanut butter in a cup?
- There are 16 US tablespoons in a cup, so 1 cup of peanut butter (about 258 g) is 16 level tablespoons.
- Should the tablespoon be level or heaped?
- Level. Recipes and nutrition figures assume a level spoon — a heaped tablespoon of peanut butter can weigh 1.5–2 times as much. Fill the spoon, then sweep the excess off with a straight edge.
- Is a UK or Australian tablespoon the same as a US tablespoon?
- Not quite. A US tablespoon is 14.8 ml (about 16.1 g of peanut butter); the UK/metric tablespoon is 15 ml (about 16.4 g) — close enough to ignore. The Australian tablespoon is 20 ml (about 21.8 g), a third bigger, so scale Australian recipes accordingly.
- How many grams is 2 tablespoons of peanut butter?
- 2 level tablespoons of peanut butter is about 32 grams — the standard nutrition-label serving.
- How many tablespoons is 50g of peanut butter?
- 50 grams of peanut butter is about 3 tablespoons (50 ÷ 16.1 = 3.1).
- Does natural peanut butter weigh the same as regular?
- Per level tablespoon, essentially yes — about 16 g either way once natural PB is well stirred. Unstirred or oil-drained natural PB packs a little denser.
- Why should I weigh peanut butter instead of using a spoon?
- Because it's sticky and mounds by itself, a 'tablespoon' of peanut butter is often heaped to 25–30 g without you noticing — nearly double the level 16 g. A scale removes the guesswork.