How many grams is 4 1/2 teaspoons of sour cream?
How many grams is 4 1/2 teaspoons of sour cream?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of sour cream weighs 4.79 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171257 “Cream, sour, cultured”, portion “1 cup” = 230 grams, and 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons.
4 1/2 teaspoons of sour cream equals 21.6 grams; the way back, from grams to teaspoons, is the Grams to Teaspoons converter.
4 1/2 US teaspoons of sour cream is also 1 1/2 US tablespoons — the same 21.6 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: 21.9 grams.
How 4 1/2 teaspoons of sour cream was converted to grams
One US teaspoon of sour cream weighs 4.79 grams (four point seven nine), so multiply 4 1/2 by (230 ÷ 48).
4 1/2 × (230 ÷ 48) g
≈21.6 grams
(twenty-one point six grams)
The weight of the teaspoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171257 “Cream, sour, cultured”, portion “1 cup” = 230 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 sour cream is 20.9 teaspoons there.
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- Cups to Grams - How many grams a US cup of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data
About "Teaspoons to Grams" Calculator
US teaspoons of sour cream to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 3/4 teaspoons | 8.39 grams |
| 2 teaspoons | 9.58 grams |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 10.8 grams |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons | 12 grams |
| 3 teaspoons | 14.4 grams |
| 3 1/2 teaspoons | 16.8 grams |
| 4 teaspoons | 19.2 grams |
| 4 1/2 teaspoons | 21.6 grams |
| 5 teaspoons | 24 grams |
| 6 teaspoons | 28.8 grams |
| 7 teaspoons | 33.5 grams |
| 8 teaspoons | 38.3 grams |
| 9 teaspoons | 43.1 grams |
| 10 teaspoons | 47.9 grams |
| 12 teaspoons | 57.5 grams |
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- 4 1/2 teaspoons of heavy cream in grams — 22.3 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of honey in grams — 31.8 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of whole milk in grams — 22.9 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of rolled oats in grams — 7.59 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil in grams — 20.3 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of peanut butter in grams — 24.2 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of unsifted powdered sugar in grams — 11.3 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of sifted powdered sugar in grams — 9.38 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of uncooked white rice in grams — 17.3 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of table salt in grams — 27.4 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of granulated sugar in grams — 18.8 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in grams — 20.4 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of water in grams — 22.2 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of active dry yeast in grams — 18 g
- 4 1/2 teaspoons of plain yogurt in grams — 23 g
- 5 teaspoons in grams — sugar, salt, baking powder and more
- 5 teaspoons of baking powder in grams — 23 g
- 5 teaspoons of baking soda in grams — 23 g
- 5 teaspoons of packed brown sugar in grams — 22.9 g
- 5 teaspoons of unpacked brown sugar in grams — 15.1 g