How many teaspoons is 8 grams of active dry yeast?
How many teaspoons is 8 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.
8 grams of active dry yeast equals 2 US teaspoons; the way back, from teaspoons to grams, is the Teaspoons to Grams converter.
The same 8 grams of active dry yeast is 0.67 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 1.97 teaspoons of that size.
How 8 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 8 by 4.
8 g ÷ 4 g
=2 teaspoons
(two 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.
8 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 | 8 grams in teaspoons | One US teaspoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 3.07 teaspoons | 2.6 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 1.92 teaspoons | 4.17 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 1.75 teaspoons | 4.58 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 2.65 teaspoons | 3.02 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 3.2 teaspoons | 2.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 3.84 teaspoons | 2.08 grams |
| Butter | 1.69 teaspoons | 4.73 grams |
| Water | 1.62 teaspoons | 4.93 grams |
| Whole milk | 1.57 teaspoons | 5.08 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 2.08 teaspoons | 3.85 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 2.43 teaspoons | 3.29 grams |
| Rolled oats | 4.74 teaspoons | 1.69 grams |
| Honey | 1.13 teaspoons | 7.06 grams |
| Table salt | 1.32 teaspoons | 6.08 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 4.47 teaspoons | 1.79 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 1.57 teaspoons | 5.1 grams |
| Olive oil | 1.78 teaspoons | 4.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 1.76 teaspoons | 4.54 grams |
| Heavy cream | 1.61 teaspoons | 4.96 grams |
| Sour cream | 1.67 teaspoons | 4.79 grams |
| Peanut butter | 1.49 teaspoons | 5.38 grams |
| Cornstarch | 3 teaspoons | 2.67 grams |
| Baking powder | 1.74 teaspoons | 4.6 grams |
| Baking soda | 1.74 teaspoons | 4.6 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 2 teaspoons | 4 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 3.08 teaspoons | 2.6 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many teaspoons 8 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8.8 g | 2.2 teaspoons |
| 9 g | 2.25 teaspoons |
| 10 g | 2.5 teaspoons |
| 11 g | 2.75 teaspoons |