How Many Tablespoons In A Gallon

Are you confused about how many tablespoons in a gallon? Get all the answers to your most common conversion question with this simple gallons to tablespoons conversion guide.

Like most other people, you and I probably have a hard time remembering how many tablespoons are in a gallon, quart, pint, cup, etc.

After all, do you really need to remember all these conversions and their formulas? Moreover, who uses gallons when cooking or baking?

But sometimes - that is why you are here - you need to know how to convert gallons to tablespoons. So that is where this guide comes in handy.

It will show you how to convert gallons to tablespoons with second-grade math.

There are 256 tablespoons in a gallon. Therefore, when converting between these volume units, it is essential to keep this ratio in mind.

So, don't worry about conversions anymore. Instead, focus on making new recipes for your family and friends.

With this guide and many others on the blog, converting from one unit to another has never been easier.

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• Tablespoons and gallons
• How many tablespoon in a gallon
• How to convert gallons to tablespoons
• Gallons to tablespoons conversion chart
• Printable conversion charts
• Related conversions
• Conclusion
• FAQ
• Comments

Tablespoons and gallons

Tablespoons and gallons are both units of fluid volume. 

A gallon is abbreviated as gal; a tablespoon has an abbreviation tbsp, T, tbs, and occasionally tblspn.

A tablespoon is primarily used for serving and a measure of volume. So, is there any difference in a tablespoon value by country?

1 US tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, 4 fluid drams, 1/16 cup, ½ fluid ounces, 0.03 US liquid pint, 0.000014787 cubic meters, or 14.8 milliliters.

1 Imperial tablespoon equals 3 imperial teaspoons, 0.06 Imperial cups, 0.625 imperial fluid ounces, 0.03 Imperial pint, or 18 milliliters.

As for nutrition labeling in the United States and the United Kingdom, a tablespoon equals 15 ml.

One metric tablespoon equals 15 ml. The Canadian tablespoon is also 15 ml in size, having been swapped out for the metric system back in 1971 when Canada went fully metric.

Australian tablespoon is different: one Australian tablespoon equals ⅔ fl oz, four teaspoons, two dessert spoons, or 20 ml.

A gallon is a volume unit in the US customary system. But you shouldn't confuse a US liquid gallon with a dry gallon to measure dry ingredients and an Imperial gallon (aka British gallon).

So what is a gallon value?

1 US liquid gallon equals 2 US quarts, 8 US pints, 128 US fl oz, 16 US cups, 256 US tablespoons, 768 US teaspoons, or 0.00378541 cubic meters.

In English units, one Imperial gallon equals 4 Imperial quarts, 8 Imperial pints, 160 Imperial fl oz, 16 Imperial cups, 256 Imperial tablespoons, 768 Imperial teaspoons, or 0.00454609 cubic meters.

How many tablespoon in a gallon

1 gallon to a tablespoon (1 gal to tbsp)

How many tablespoons are in one gallon?

1 gal = 256 tbsp (fluid, US system), so

there are 256 tablespoons in a gallon.

How many dry tablespoons in a gallon?

1 gal =  297.893681 tbsp (dry, US), so

there are 297.893681 dry tablespoons in a dry gallon.

How many Imperial tablespoons in one Imperial gallon?

1 gal Imperial = 256 tbsp Imperial (Imperial system), so

there are 256 Imperial tablespoons (aka British tablespoons) in an Imperial gallon.

How to convert gallons to tablespoons

To convert US gallons to US tablespoons, multiply the number of gallons by the conversion factor 256.

Here is a conversion formula:

tablespoons = gal x 256.

Let's have a look at an example.

How many tablespoons in 2 gallons

2 gal x 256 = 512 tbsp, so the conversion result is

512 tablespoons in 2 gallons.

Gallons to tablespoons conversion chart

Here is a simple unit converter for liquid measurements: from US gallon unit to US tablespoons for easy reference.

Gallons	Tablespoons	Gallons	Tablespoons
⅛ gal	32 tbsp	14 gal	3,584 tbsp
¼ gal	64 tbsp	15 gal	3,840 tbsp
½ gal	128 tbsp	16 gal	4,096 tbsp
¾ gal	192 tbsp	17 gal	4,352 tbsp
1 gal	256 tbsp	18 gal	4,608 tbsp
2 gal	512 tbsp	19 gal	4,864 tbsp
3 gal	768 tbsp	20 gal	5,120 tbsp
4 gal	1,024 tbsp	21 gal	5,376 tbsp
5 gal	1,280 tbsp	22 gal	5,632 tbsp
6 gal	1,536 tbsp	23 gal	5,888 tbsp
7 gal	1,792 tbsp	24 gal	6,144 tbsp
8 gal	2,048 tbsp	25 gal	6,400 tbsp
9 gal	2,304 tbsp	26 gal	6,656 tbsp
10 gal	2,560 tbsp	27 gal	6,912 tbsp
11 gal	2,816 tbsp	28 gal	7,168 tbsp
12 gal	3,072 tbsp	29 gal	7,424 tbsp
13 gal	3,328 tbsp	30 gal	7,680 tbsp

Printable conversion charts

You can't live without the conversion charts. They come in handy for many things like recipes, DIY projects, travel, etc.

You will always appreciate having these awesome tools on hand again when you need them most.

If you are often in the kitchen, you need this free printable kitchen conversion chart with dry and wet ingredients and the corresponding oven temperature table.

Also, discover other handy charts - free printables - like this one:

• Baking pan conversion chart
• Cooking weight conversion chart
• Liquid conversion chart
• Oven temperature conversion chart

Related conversions

With all of these kitchen conversion questions, I am happy to help you to convert from gallons to tablespoons and more.

Make sure to check out other common kitchen conversions:

• How Many Grams In A Tablespoon
• How Many Milliliters In A Tablespoon
• How Many Fluid Ounces In A Tablespoon
• How Many Tablespoons In A Pint
• How Many Tablespoons In A Quart

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Conclusion

Your kitchen conversion efficiency will be at its peak if you know converting between different volume measures, for example, like here - between gallons and tablespoons.

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