How many grams is 5 teaspoons of table salt?
How many grams is 5 teaspoons of table salt?
Answer
One US teaspoon (4.93 ml) of table salt weighs 6.08 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173468 “Salt, table”, portion “1 cup” = 292 grams, and 1 US cup = 48 US teaspoons.
5 teaspoons of table salt equals 30.4 grams; the way back, from grams to teaspoons, is the Grams to Teaspoons converter.
5 US teaspoons of table salt is also 1 2/3 US tablespoons — the same 30.4 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: 30.9 grams.
How 5 teaspoons of table salt was converted to grams
One US teaspoon of table salt weighs 6.08 grams (six point zero eight), so multiply 5 by (292 ÷ 48).
5 × (292 ÷ 48) g
≈30.4 grams
(thirty point four grams)
The weight of the teaspoon comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 173468 “Salt, table”, portion “1 cup” = 292 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.
5 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 | 5 teaspoons in grams | One US teaspoon weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 13 grams | 2.6 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 20.8 grams | 4.17 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 22.9 grams | 4.58 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 15.1 grams | 3.02 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 12.5 grams | 2.5 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 10.4 grams | 2.08 grams |
| Butter | 23.6 grams | 4.73 grams |
| Water | 24.6 grams | 4.93 grams |
| Whole milk | 25.4 grams | 5.08 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 19.3 grams | 3.85 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 16.5 grams | 3.29 grams |
| Rolled oats | 8.44 grams | 1.69 grams |
| Honey | 35.3 grams | 7.06 grams |
| Table salt | 30.4 grams | 6.08 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 8.96 grams | 1.79 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 25.5 grams | 5.1 grams |
| Olive oil | 22.5 grams | 4.5 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 22.7 grams | 4.54 grams |
| Heavy cream | 24.8 grams | 4.96 grams |
| Sour cream | 24 grams | 4.79 grams |
| Peanut butter | 26.9 grams | 5.38 grams |
| Cornstarch | 13.3 grams | 2.67 grams |
| Baking powder | 23 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Baking soda | 23 grams | 4.6 grams |
| Active dry yeast | 20 grams | 4 grams |
| Ground cinnamon | 13 grams | 2.6 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 5 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 table salt is 16.4 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 table salt to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 3/4 teaspoons | 10.6 grams |
| 2 teaspoons | 12.2 grams |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 13.7 grams |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons | 15.2 grams |
| 3 teaspoons | 18.3 grams |
| 3 1/2 teaspoons | 21.3 grams |
| 4 teaspoons | 24.3 grams |
| 4 1/2 teaspoons | 27.4 grams |
| 5 teaspoons | 30.4 grams |
| 6 teaspoons | 36.5 grams |
| 7 teaspoons | 42.6 grams |
| 8 teaspoons | 48.7 grams |
| 9 teaspoons | 54.8 grams |
| 10 teaspoons | 60.8 grams |
| 12 teaspoons | 73 grams |