How many grams is 4 1/2 teaspoons of butter?
How many grams is 4 1/2 teaspoons of butter?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of butter weighs 4.73 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173430 “Butter, without salt”, portion “1 cup” = 227 grams, and 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons.
4 1/2 teaspoons of butter equals 21.3 grams; the way back, from grams to teaspoons, is the Grams to Teaspoons converter.
4 1/2 US teaspoons of butter is also 1 1/2 US tablespoons — the same 21.3 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: 21.6 grams.
How 4 1/2 teaspoons of butter was converted to grams
One US teaspoon of butter weighs 4.73 grams (four point seven three), so multiply 4 1/2 by (227 ÷ 48).
4 1/2 × (227 ÷ 48) g
≈21.3 grams
(twenty-one point three grams)
The weight of the teaspoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173430 “Butter, without salt”, portion “1 cup” = 227 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.
4 1/2 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 | 4 1/2 teaspoons in grams | One US teaspoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 11.7 grams | 2.6 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 18.8 grams | 4.17 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 20.6 grams | 4.58 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 13.6 grams | 3.02 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 11.3 grams | 2.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 9.38 grams | 2.08 grams |
| Butter | 21.3 grams | 4.73 grams |
| Water | 22.2 grams | 4.93 grams |
| Whole milk | 22.9 grams | 5.08 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 17.3 grams | 3.85 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 14.8 grams | 3.29 grams |
| Rolled oats | 7.59 grams | 1.69 grams |
| Honey | 31.8 grams | 7.06 grams |
| Table salt | 27.4 grams | 6.08 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 8.06 grams | 1.79 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 23 grams | 5.1 grams |
| Olive oil | 20.3 grams | 4.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 20.4 grams | 4.54 grams |
| Heavy cream | 22.3 grams | 4.96 grams |
| Sour cream | 21.6 grams | 4.79 grams |
| Peanut butter | 24.2 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Cornstarch | 12 grams | 2.67 grams |
| Baking powder | 20.7 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Baking soda | 20.7 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 18 grams | 4 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 11.7 grams | 2.6 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 4 1/2 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 butter is 21.1 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

US teaspoons of butter to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 3/4 teaspoons | 8.28 grams |
| 2 teaspoons | 9.46 grams |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 10.6 grams |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons | 11.8 grams |
| 3 teaspoons | 14.2 grams |
| 3 1/2 teaspoons | 16.6 grams |
| 4 teaspoons | 18.9 grams |
| 4 1/2 teaspoons | 21.3 grams |
| 5 teaspoons | 23.6 grams |
| 6 teaspoons | 28.4 grams |
| 7 teaspoons | 33.1 grams |
| 8 teaspoons | 37.8 grams |
| 9 teaspoons | 42.6 grams |
| 10 teaspoons | 47.3 grams |
| 12 teaspoons | 56.8 grams |