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Grams to Teaspoons Calculator
A teaspoon is a measure of volume, so how many grams it holds depends on what is in it: a level teaspoon of table salt weighs about 6 g, sugar about 4.2 g and ground cinnamon about 2.6 g. Pick the ingredient, enter grams or teaspoons, and get the answer in teaspoons, measuring-spoon fractions, tablespoons and milliliters.
- Teaspoons
- 1.2 tsp
- In measuring spoons
- 1 1/4 tsp
- Tablespoons
- 0.4 tbsp
- Grams
- 5 g
- Volume
- 5.9 mL
- One level teaspoon weighs
- 4.2 g
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How to use it
- Choose grams to teaspoons or teaspoons to grams.
- Pick the ingredient.
- Enter the amount.
- Read the teaspoons, the nearest measuring-spoon fraction and the weight of one level teaspoon.
Worked examples
5 g of granulated sugar (200 g per cup ÷ 48 = 4.17 g per teaspoon)
- Result
- 1.2 tsp
- Teaspoons
- 1.2 tsp
- In measuring spoons
- 1 1/4 tsp
- One level teaspoon weighs
- 4.2 g
10 g of table salt (about 6.1 g per teaspoon)
- Result
- 1.64 tsp
- In measuring spoons
- 1 5/8 tsp
- One level teaspoon weighs
- 6.1 g
1 teaspoon of baking powder in grams
- Result
- 4 g
- Grams
- 4 g
- Volume
- 4.9 mL
7 g of instant yeast at 3 g per teaspoon
- Teaspoons
- 2.33 tsp
- In measuring spoons
- 2 1/3 tsp
- Tablespoons
- 0.78 tbsp
Grams per level teaspoon used here
Table salt 6.1 g. Granulated sugar 4.2 g. Brown sugar, packed, 4.6 g. Powdered sugar 2.5 g. Baking powder 4 g. Instant or active dry yeast 3 g. Ground cinnamon 2.6 g. Cocoa powder 1.8 g. Vanilla extract 4.2 g. Water 4.9 g. Honey 7.1 g. Butter 4.7 g.
These are averages for level spoons. A heaped teaspoon can hold half as much again, so for small, strong ingredients a scale that reads to 0.1 g is worth having.
Kosher salt and baking soda
Kosher salt is much lighter per spoon than table salt because its crystals are larger, and brands differ: a teaspoon of Diamond Crystal weighs roughly half as much as a teaspoon of Morton kosher salt. Weigh it, or use the brand the recipe names. Baking soda is left out because published weights for a teaspoon disagree; weigh it when precision matters.
Yeast packets
A standard US packet of yeast holds 1/4 oz (7 g) and is sold as 2 1/4 teaspoons. At 3 g per teaspoon, 7 g works out to 2 1/3 teaspoons — close enough that either measure works.
Questions people ask
How many grams is a teaspoon of sugar?
About 4.2 g for granulated sugar (200 g per cup ÷ 48 teaspoons). Packed brown sugar is about 4.6 g.
How many teaspoons is 5 grams?
1.2 teaspoons of sugar, about 0.8 of table salt, 1 of water and 1 1/4 of baking powder.
How many grams is a teaspoon of salt?
About 6 g of table salt. Kosher salt weighs less per teaspoon, and how much less depends on the brand.
How many grams are in a teaspoon of water?
4.93 g, because a US teaspoon is 4.93 mL and a milliliter of water weighs about 1 g. A metric teaspoon is exactly 5 mL, or 5 g of water.