Convert Salt (fine): tablespoons to cups
2 tablespoons of Salt (fine) = 0.125 cups
Amount of Salt (fine)
Density: 1.217 g/ml · Salt (fine)
Salt (fine): tablespoons to cups at a glance
The amounts people ask for most, worked out for Salt (fine).
How much Salt (fine) weighs
Every figure below is one measured number — 288 g per US cup — scaled. That is why this table and the converter above it cannot disagree.
One cup, side by side
Does this cover coarse, flaked or kosher salt?
No — this figure is fine salt only. King Arthur publishes fine salt at 18 g per tablespoon, and sixteen tablespoons make the 288 g per cup used here. Coarse, flaked and kosher salts have their own published weights and dishscale does not carry them yet, so do not use this page for them.
Source for Salt (fine): King Arthur Baking (18 g per tbsp) · King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 2 tablespoons of Salt (fine)?
2 tablespoons of Salt (fine) is 0.125 cups. Cups, millilitres, tablespoons and teaspoons all measure volume, so this figure is the same whatever is in the cup — a US cup is 236.588 ml, 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition. What the ingredient changes is the weight: a cup of Salt (fine) is 288 g.
How many tablespoons is 1 cup of Salt (fine)?
1 cup of Salt (fine) is 16 tablespoons. It is the same conversion read backwards, so this page and its reverse always agree.
How many tablespoons of Salt (fine) are in a cup?
Sixteen — a US cup is 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition, for every ingredient there is. What Salt (fine) decides is what they weigh: one tablespoon is 18 g and one teaspoon is 6 g, against 288 g for the whole cup.
Where does dishscale's figure for Salt (fine) come from?
One US cup of Salt (fine) is 288 g. The dataset records that as: “King Arthur Baking (18 g per tbsp)”. That is the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. Every ingredient on the site carries the reference its weight came from, so any number here can be checked — and corrected if the source disagrees.