How many teaspoons is 48 grams?

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How many teaspoons is 48 grams?

Answer

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 48 grams fills
from 6.8 teaspoons (honey) to 28.4 teaspoons (rolled oats)

A teaspoon measures volume and grams measure weight, so 48 grams of different ingredients fills a different number of teaspoons. The table gives all 23 of them, with the packed, sifted and cooked states on rows of their own, each from the USDA FoodData Central weight of one US cup ÷ 48 — one US teaspoon (4.93 ml) is 1/48 of a US cup — or of one US teaspoon itself for baking powder, baking soda, active dry yeast and ground cinnamon; water is counted from its volume.

48 grams of each ingredient in US teaspoons
Ingredient48 grams in teaspoonsOne US teaspoon weighs
All-purpose flour18.4 teaspoons2.6 grams
Granulated sugar11.5 teaspoons4.17 grams
Brown sugar, packed10.5 teaspoons4.58 grams
Brown sugar, unpacked15.9 teaspoons3.02 grams
Powdered sugar, unsifted19.2 teaspoons2.5 grams
Powdered sugar, sifted23 teaspoons2.08 grams
Butter10.1 teaspoons4.73 grams
Water9.74 teaspoons4.93 grams
Whole milk9.44 teaspoons5.08 grams
White rice, uncooked12.5 teaspoons3.85 grams
White rice, cooked14.6 teaspoons3.29 grams
Rolled oats28.4 teaspoons1.69 grams
Honey6.8 teaspoons7.06 grams
Table salt7.89 teaspoons6.08 grams
Cocoa powder26.8 teaspoons1.79 grams
Plain yogurt9.4 teaspoons5.1 grams
Olive oil10.7 teaspoons4.5 grams
Vegetable oil10.6 teaspoons4.54 grams
Heavy cream9.68 teaspoons4.96 grams
Sour cream10 teaspoons4.79 grams
Peanut butter8.93 teaspoons5.38 grams
Cornstarch18 teaspoons2.67 grams
Baking powder10.4 teaspoons4.6 grams
Baking soda10.4 teaspoons4.6 grams
Active dry yeast12 teaspoons4 grams
Ground cinnamon18.5 teaspoons2.6 grams

How 48 grams of granulated sugar was converted to teaspoons

teaspoons = grams ÷ grams in one US teaspoon

A teaspoon is a volume, so its weight depends on the ingredient. One US teaspoon of granulated sugar weighs 4.17 grams (four point one seven), so divide 48 by (200 ÷ 48).

48 g ÷ (200 ÷ 48) g

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11.5 teaspoons

(eleven point five teaspoons)

The weight of the teaspoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 grams, and 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons. Scooped ingredients vary with how they are filled — spooned in lightly, a teaspoon weighs less; packed down, more — so for baking a kitchen scale is the exact tool and this figure the standard reference.

The other way round: how many grams in a teaspoon

This page starts from grams and answers in teaspoons. The opposite question — how many grams a recipe’s teaspoons weigh, fractions like 1/2 and 2 1/2 included — is what the teaspoons to grams converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: one US teaspoon of granulated sugar is 4.17 grams there and here.

See Also

  • Teaspoons to Grams - How many grams a US teaspoon of sugar, salt, baking powder, yeast or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data
  • Ml to Tsp - Convert Milliliters to Teaspoons
  • Tsp to Ml - Convert Teaspoons to Milliliters
  • Grams to Tablespoons - How many US tablespoons a weight of butter, sugar, flour, salt or another ingredient fills — by USDA weights
  • Grams to Cups - How many US cups a weight of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient fills — by USDA cup weights

About "Grams to Teaspoons" Calculator

This converter turns grams of an ingredient into US teaspoons (tsp). A teaspoon is a volume and a gram is a weight, so the answer depends on what is in the spoon: 10 grams of granulated sugar fill 2.4 teaspoons, the same 10 grams of table salt only 1.64 teaspoons. Pick the ingredient, or leave it on “any ingredient” to see all 23 side by side. For example, it can help you find out how many teaspoons is 48 grams? Weights come from USDA FoodData Central, and the spoon is the level US teaspoon of 4.93 ml — 1/3 of a US tablespoon.
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Grams to US teaspoons for the most asked ingredients

GramsGranulated sugar, teaspoonsTable salt, teaspoonsBaking powder, teaspoons
40 g9.6 teaspoons6.58 teaspoons8.7 teaspoons
41 g9.84 teaspoons6.74 teaspoons8.91 teaspoons
42 g10.1 teaspoons6.9 teaspoons9.13 teaspoons
43 g10.3 teaspoons7.07 teaspoons9.35 teaspoons
44 g10.6 teaspoons7.23 teaspoons9.57 teaspoons
45 g10.8 teaspoons7.4 teaspoons9.78 teaspoons
46 g11 teaspoons7.56 teaspoons10 teaspoons
48 g11.5 teaspoons7.89 teaspoons10.4 teaspoons
50 g12 teaspoons8.22 teaspoons10.9 teaspoons
51 g12.2 teaspoons8.38 teaspoons11.1 teaspoons
52 g12.5 teaspoons8.55 teaspoons11.3 teaspoons
53 g12.7 teaspoons8.71 teaspoons11.5 teaspoons
54 g13 teaspoons8.88 teaspoons11.7 teaspoons
55 g13.2 teaspoons9.04 teaspoons12 teaspoons
56 g13.4 teaspoons9.21 teaspoons12.2 teaspoons

FAQ

How many teaspoons is 48 grams?

There is no single number — it depends on the ingredient. 48 grams fills from 6.8 teaspoons (honey) to 28.4 teaspoons (rolled oats)

Why is there no single answer for 48 grams?

Because a teaspoon is a volume and grams are a weight. Light, airy ingredients such as rolled oats or cocoa take many teaspoons for the same weight; dense ones such as honey or salt take few. The table on this page lists all 23 ingredients side by side.

How many teaspoons is 48 grams of granulated sugar?

48 grams of granulated sugar is 11.5 US teaspoons, because one US teaspoon of it weighs 4.17 grams.

How many teaspoons is 48 grams of table salt?

48 grams of table salt is 7.89 US teaspoons, because one US teaspoon of it weighs 6.08 grams.

How many teaspoons is 48 grams of baking powder?

48 grams of baking powder is 10.4 US teaspoons, because one US teaspoon of it weighs 4.6 grams.