One level tablespoon (15 ml) of Honey weighs about 21 g. A teaspoon is around 7 g, a 200 ml cup around 280 g, and an everyday Korean rice spoon holds roughly 15.4 g level.
Honey is among the heaviest things you will measure by volume โ about 21 g per tablespoon. Substituting it for sugar goes by sweetness rather than weight: honey is roughly 1.3 times sweeter, so use less of it and cut the liquid slightly.
Honey clings to the spoon โ oil the spoon first for an accurate measure.
Conversion table
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp (15 ml) | 21 g |
| 1 tsp (5 ml) | 7 g |
| 1 cup (200 ml) | 280 g |
| 1 paper cup (180 ml) | 252 g |
| 1 Korean rice spoon | 15.4 g |
Measuring with a rice spoon or paper cup
A recipe tablespoon is 15 ml and a Korean recipe cup is 200 ml, but the spoon in your cutlery drawer holds about 11 ml level and a paper cup holds 180 ml. Measuring with everyday utensils therefore puts in roughly a quarter less than the recipe intends.
Heaping the spoon brings it close to a proper tablespoon. For salt, baking powder and anything else where a small error changes the outcome, use measuring spoons or a scale instead.