How many teaspoons is 5 grams of active dry yeast?
How many teaspoons is 5 grams of active dry yeast?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of active dry yeast weighs 4 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 175043 “Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry”, portion “1 tsp” = 4 grams. In kitchen measures that is exactly 1 1/4 teaspoons.
5 grams of active dry yeast equals 1.25 US teaspoons; the way back, from teaspoons to grams, is the Teaspoons to Grams converter.
The same 5 grams of active dry yeast is 0.42 US tablespoons.
This is the level US teaspoon of 4.93 ml. The metric teaspoon of 5 ml is 1.4 % larger, so the same weight fills 1.23 teaspoons of that size.
How 5 grams of active dry yeast was converted to teaspoons
A teaspoon is a volume, so its weight depends on the ingredient. One US teaspoon of active dry yeast weighs 4 grams (four), so divide 5 by 4.
5 g ÷ 4 g
=1.25 teaspoons
(one point two five teaspoons)
The weight of the teaspoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 175043 “Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry”, portion “1 tsp” = 4 grams. 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.
5 grams of other ingredients in teaspoons
The same weight fills a different number of teaspoons for every ingredient: light, airy ones take many, dense ones few. Your ingredient is highlighted.
| Ingredient | 5 grams in teaspoons | One US teaspoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 1.92 teaspoons | 2.6 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 1.2 teaspoons | 4.17 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 1.09 teaspoons | 4.58 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 1.66 teaspoons | 3.02 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 2 teaspoons | 2.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 2.4 teaspoons | 2.08 grams |
| Butter | 1.06 teaspoons | 4.73 grams |
| Water | 1.01 teaspoons | 4.93 grams |
| Whole milk | 0.98 teaspoons | 5.08 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 1.3 teaspoons | 3.85 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 1.52 teaspoons | 3.29 grams |
| Rolled oats | 2.96 teaspoons | 1.69 grams |
| Honey | 0.71 teaspoons | 7.06 grams |
| Table salt | 0.82 teaspoons | 6.08 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 2.79 teaspoons | 1.79 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 0.98 teaspoons | 5.1 grams |
| Olive oil | 1.11 teaspoons | 4.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 1.1 teaspoons | 4.54 grams |
| Heavy cream | 1.01 teaspoons | 4.96 grams |
| Sour cream | 1.04 teaspoons | 4.79 grams |
| Peanut butter | 0.93 teaspoons | 5.38 grams |
| Cornstarch | 1.88 teaspoons | 2.67 grams |
| Baking powder | 1.09 teaspoons | 4.6 grams |
| Baking soda | 1.09 teaspoons | 4.6 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 1.25 teaspoons | 4 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 1.92 teaspoons | 2.6 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many teaspoons 5 grams is across every ingredient at once.
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 active dry yeast is 4 grams there and here.
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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

Grams of active dry yeast to US teaspoons
| Grams | Teaspoons |
|---|---|
| 3 g | 0.75 teaspoons |
| 3.4 g | 0.85 teaspoons |
| 3.5 g | 0.88 teaspoons |
| 3.6 g | 0.9 teaspoons |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon |
| 4.3 g | 1.08 teaspoons |
| 4.5 g | 1.13 teaspoons |
| 5 g | 1.25 teaspoons |
| 6 g | 1.5 teaspoons |
| 7 g | 1.75 teaspoons |
| 7.5 g | 1.88 teaspoons |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons |
| 8.5 g | 2.13 teaspoons |
| 8.6 g | 2.15 teaspoons |
| 8.7 g | 2.18 teaspoons |