Convert Plain yogurt: cups to tablespoons
1 cup of Plain yogurt = 16 tablespoons
Amount of Plain yogurt
Density: 1.036 g/ml · Plain yogurt
Plain yogurt: cups to tablespoons at a glance
The amounts people ask for most, worked out for Plain yogurt.
How much Plain yogurt weighs
Every figure below is one measured number — 245 g per US cup — scaled. That is why this table and the converter above it cannot disagree.
One cup, side by side
Is this plain yogurt or Greek yogurt?
Plain yogurt, from USDA FoodData Central, at 245 g per cup. Greek yogurt is a different product with its own weight and dishscale does not carry a figure for it, so use this page for ordinary plain yogurt only. King Arthur's chart would give both 227 g — the flat figure it assigns every liquid.
Source for Plain yogurt: USDA FoodData Central · USDA FoodData Central
Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons is 1 cup of Plain yogurt?
1 cup of Plain yogurt is 16 tablespoons. 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 Plain yogurt is 245 g.
How many cups is 2 tablespoons of Plain yogurt?
2 tablespoons of Plain yogurt is 0.125 cups. It is the same conversion read backwards, so this page and its reverse always agree.
How many tablespoons of Plain yogurt are in a cup?
Sixteen — a US cup is 16 tablespoons and 48 teaspoons by definition, for every ingredient there is. What Plain yogurt decides is what they weigh: one tablespoon is 15.31 g and one teaspoon is 5.1 g, against 245 g for the whole cup.
Where does dishscale's figure for Plain yogurt come from?
One US cup of Plain yogurt is 245 g. The dataset records that as: “USDA FoodData Central”. That is the USDA FoodData Central. 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.