How many grams is 12 teaspoons of water?
How many grams is 12 teaspoons of water?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of water weighs 4.93 grams, from its volume: 1 ml of water weighs about 1 g.
12 teaspoons of water equals 59.1 grams; the way back, from grams to teaspoons, is the Grams to Teaspoons converter.
1 ml of water weighs about 1 g, so 12 teaspoons of water weighs what its volume is, 59.1 ml — the question the teaspoons to milliliters converter answers by volume.
12 US teaspoons of water is also 1/4 US cup or 4 US tablespoons — the same 59.1 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: 60 grams.
How 12 teaspoons of water was converted to grams
One US teaspoon of water weighs 4.93 grams (four point nine three), so multiply 12 by 4.92892159375.
12 × 4.92892159375 g
≈59.1 grams
(fifty-nine point one grams)
The weight of the teaspoon comes from its volume: 1 ml of water weighs about 1 g.
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 water is 20.3 teaspoons there.
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- 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

US teaspoons of water to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 3/4 teaspoons | 8.63 grams |
| 2 teaspoons | 9.86 grams |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 11.1 grams |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons | 12.3 grams |
| 3 teaspoons | 14.8 grams |
| 3 1/2 teaspoons | 17.3 grams |
| 4 teaspoons | 19.7 grams |
| 4 1/2 teaspoons | 22.2 grams |
| 5 teaspoons | 24.6 grams |
| 6 teaspoons | 29.6 grams |
| 7 teaspoons | 34.5 grams |
| 8 teaspoons | 39.4 grams |
| 9 teaspoons | 44.4 grams |
| 10 teaspoons | 49.3 grams |
| 12 teaspoons | 59.1 grams |