How many grams is 12 teaspoons of granulated sugar?
How many grams is 12 teaspoons of granulated sugar?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of granulated sugar weighs 4.17 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 169655 “Sugars, granulated”, portion “1 cup” = 200 grams, and 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons.
12 teaspoons of granulated sugar equals 50 grams; the way back, from grams to teaspoons, is the Grams to Teaspoons converter.
12 US teaspoons of granulated sugar is also 1/4 US cup or 4 US tablespoons — the same 50 grams.
This is the level US teaspoon of 4.93 ml. A recipe written for the metric teaspoon of 5 ml means 1.4 % more: 50.7 grams.
How 12 teaspoons of granulated sugar was converted to grams
One US teaspoon of granulated sugar weighs 4.17 grams (four point one seven), so multiply 12 by (200 ÷ 48).
12 × (200 ÷ 48) g
=50 grams
(fifty grams)
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.
12 teaspoons of other ingredients in grams
The same teaspoon weighs differently for every ingredient: airy ones such as oats and cocoa are light, dense ones such as honey and salt heavy. Your ingredient is highlighted.
| Ingredient | 12 teaspoons in grams | One US teaspoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 31.3 grams | 2.6 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 50 grams | 4.17 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 55 grams | 4.58 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 36.3 grams | 3.02 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 30 grams | 2.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 25 grams | 2.08 grams |
| Butter | 56.8 grams | 4.73 grams |
| Water | 59.1 grams | 4.93 grams |
| Whole milk | 61 grams | 5.08 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 46.3 grams | 3.85 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 39.5 grams | 3.29 grams |
| Rolled oats | 20.3 grams | 1.69 grams |
| Honey | 84.8 grams | 7.06 grams |
| Table salt | 73 grams | 6.08 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 21.5 grams | 1.79 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 61.3 grams | 5.1 grams |
| Olive oil | 54 grams | 4.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 54.5 grams | 4.54 grams |
| Heavy cream | 59.5 grams | 4.96 grams |
| Sour cream | 57.5 grams | 4.79 grams |
| Peanut butter | 64.5 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Cornstarch | 32 grams | 2.67 grams |
| Baking powder | 55.2 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Baking soda | 55.2 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 48 grams | 4 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 31.2 grams | 2.6 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 12 teaspoons is across every ingredient at once.
The other way round: how many teaspoons a weight fills
This page starts from teaspoons and answers in grams. The opposite question — how many teaspoons a weight from a recipe fills — is what the grams to teaspoons converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: 100 grams of granulated sugar is 24 teaspoons there.
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See Also
- Grams to Teaspoons - How many US teaspoons a weight of sugar, salt, baking powder, yeast or another ingredient fills — by USDA weights
- Tsp to Ml - Convert Teaspoons to Milliliters
- Ml to Tsp - Convert Milliliters to Teaspoons
- Tablespoons to Grams - How many grams a US tablespoon of butter, sugar, flour, honey or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data
- Cups to Grams - How many grams a US cup of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data
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US teaspoons of granulated sugar to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 3/4 teaspoons | 7.29 grams |
| 2 teaspoons | 8.33 grams |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 9.38 grams |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons | 10.4 grams |
| 3 teaspoons | 12.5 grams |
| 3 1/2 teaspoons | 14.6 grams |
| 4 teaspoons | 16.7 grams |
| 4 1/2 teaspoons | 18.8 grams |
| 5 teaspoons | 20.8 grams |
| 6 teaspoons | 25 grams |
| 7 teaspoons | 29.2 grams |
| 8 teaspoons | 33.3 grams |
| 9 teaspoons | 37.5 grams |
| 10 teaspoons | 41.7 grams |
| 12 teaspoons | 50 grams |