How many milliliters are in one US tablespoon?
One US tablespoon is about 14.7868 milliliters.
Convert tablespoon (US) (tbsp) to milliliter (mL) instantly.
Calculation
value × 14.7867647813
| Quick Conversion | Converted |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 14.786765 mL |
| 5 tbsp | 73.933824 mL |
| 10 tbsp | 147.867648 mL |
| 100 tbsp | 1,478.676478 mL |
| 1,000 tbsp | 14,786.764781 mL |
A US tablespoon is a customary volume unit equal to one sixteenth of a US cup.
US tablespoons are everyday kitchen measures used for small recipe amounts and partial cup quantities.
tbsp_us is used in recipes, sauces, dressings, baking, meal prep, nutrition notes, and small liquid portions.
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter.
Milliliters are used worldwide for small metric liquid quantities in cooking, medicine, labs, cosmetics, and packaging.
ml is used for recipes, bottles, medicine, cosmetics, lab samples, nutrition labels, and precise small liquid volumes.
Mathematically, milliliter (mL) = tablespoon (us) (tbsp) converted with the formula below.
1 tbsp = 14.786765 mL
1 mL = 0.067628 tbsp
Formula: value × 14.7867647813
Example: 15 tbsp = 221.801472 mL
Precision note: Use 14.78676478 milliliters per US tablespoon. Round to 15 ml only when a practical kitchen estimate is acceptable.
1 tbsp = 14.786765 mL
1 mL = 0.067628 tbsp
| tablespoon (US) [tbsp] | milliliter [mL] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 tbsp | 0.147868 mL |
| 0.1 tbsp | 1.478676 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 14.786765 mL |
| 2 tbsp | 29.57353 mL |
| 5 tbsp | 73.933824 mL |
| 10 tbsp | 147.867648 mL |
| 20 tbsp | 295.735296 mL |
| 50 tbsp | 739.338239 mL |
| 100 tbsp | 1,478.676478 mL |
One US tablespoon is about 14.7868 milliliters.
No. 15 ml is a common rounded kitchen estimate, but one US tablespoon is about 14.7868 ml.
It matters more when many tablespoons are combined or when the recipe needs precise proportions. For casual cooking, 15 ml is often acceptable.