How many grams is 2 teaspoons of uncooked white rice?
How many grams is 2 teaspoons of uncooked white rice?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of uncooked white rice weighs 3.85 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168877 “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched”, portion “1 cup” = 185 grams, and 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons.
2 teaspoons of uncooked white rice equals 7.71 grams; the way back, from grams to teaspoons, is the Grams to Teaspoons converter.
Cooked white rice weighs 3.29 grams per teaspoon, so 2 teaspoons of it is 6.58 grams.
2 US teaspoons of uncooked white rice is also 2/3 US tablespoon — the same 7.71 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: 7.82 grams.
How 2 teaspoons of uncooked white rice was converted to grams
One US teaspoon of uncooked white rice weighs 3.85 grams (three point eight five), so multiply 2 by (185 ÷ 48).
2 × (185 ÷ 48) g
≈7.71 grams
(seven point seven one grams)
The weight of the teaspoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 168877 “Rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched”, portion “1 cup” = 185 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.
2 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 | 2 teaspoons in grams | One US teaspoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 5.21 grams | 2.6 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 8.33 grams | 4.17 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 9.17 grams | 4.58 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 6.04 grams | 3.02 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 5 grams | 2.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 4.17 grams | 2.08 grams |
| Butter | 9.46 grams | 4.73 grams |
| Water | 9.86 grams | 4.93 grams |
| Whole milk | 10.2 grams | 5.08 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 7.71 grams | 3.85 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 6.58 grams | 3.29 grams |
| Rolled oats | 3.38 grams | 1.69 grams |
| Honey | 14.1 grams | 7.06 grams |
| Table salt | 12.2 grams | 6.08 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 3.58 grams | 1.79 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 10.2 grams | 5.1 grams |
| Olive oil | 9 grams | 4.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 9.08 grams | 4.54 grams |
| Heavy cream | 9.92 grams | 4.96 grams |
| Sour cream | 9.58 grams | 4.79 grams |
| Peanut butter | 10.8 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Cornstarch | 5.33 grams | 2.67 grams |
| Baking powder | 9.2 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Baking soda | 9.2 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 8 grams | 4 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 5.2 grams | 2.6 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 2 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 uncooked white rice is 25.9 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
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US teaspoons of uncooked white rice to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/2 teaspoon | 1.93 grams |
| 2/3 teaspoon | 2.57 grams |
| 3/4 teaspoon | 2.89 grams |
| 1 teaspoon | 3.85 grams |
| 1 1/4 teaspoons | 4.82 grams |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 5.78 grams |
| 1 3/4 teaspoons | 6.74 grams |
| 2 teaspoons | 7.71 grams |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 8.67 grams |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons | 9.64 grams |
| 3 teaspoons | 11.6 grams |
| 3 1/2 teaspoons | 13.5 grams |
| 4 teaspoons | 15.4 grams |
| 4 1/2 teaspoons | 17.3 grams |
| 5 teaspoons | 19.3 grams |