Teaspoons to Grams

How many grams a US teaspoon of sugar, salt, baking powder, yeast or another ingredient weighs — by USDA data

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How to convert teaspoons to grams

Worked example: 1 US teaspoon of ground cinnamon, level

1 tsp × 2.6 g = 2.6 g

grams = teaspoons × the weight of one US teaspoon of the ingredient

level US teaspoon, 4.93 ml · one US teaspoon of ground cinnamon weighs 2.6 g (USDA FoodData Central)

Grams in 1/4, 1/2 and 1 US teaspoons
Ingredient	1/4 tsp, g	1/2 tsp, g	1 tsp, g
All-purpose flour	0.65	1.3	2.6
Granulated sugar	1.04	2.08	4.17
Brown sugar, packed	1.15	2.29	4.58
Brown sugar, unpacked	0.76	1.51	3.02
Powdered sugar, unsifted	0.63	1.25	2.5
Powdered sugar, sifted	0.52	1.04	2.08
Butter	1.18	2.36	4.73
Water	1.23	2.46	4.93
Whole milk	1.27	2.54	5.08
White rice, uncooked	0.96	1.93	3.85
White rice, cooked	0.82	1.65	3.29
Rolled oats	0.42	0.84	1.69
Honey	1.77	3.53	7.06
Table salt	1.52	3.04	6.08
Cocoa powder	0.45	0.9	1.79
Plain yogurt	1.28	2.55	5.1
Olive oil	1.13	2.25	4.5
Vegetable oil	1.14	2.27	4.54
Heavy cream	1.24	2.48	4.96
Sour cream	1.2	2.4	4.79
Peanut butter	1.34	2.69	5.38
Cornstarch	0.67	1.33	2.67
Baking powder	1.15	2.3	4.6
Baking soda	1.15	2.3	4.6
Active dry yeast	1	2	4
Ground cinnamon	0.65	1.3	2.6

Traps

Packed or loose. A US teaspoon of packed brown sugar weighs 4.58 g, loosely spooned 3.02 g; powdered sugar unsifted 2.5 g, sifted 2.08 g. Each state is its own choice in the form.
US or metric teaspoon. The US teaspoon is 4.93 ml, the metric one 5 ml, 1.4 % more.
Water. 1 ml of water weighs 1 g, so one US teaspoon of water weighs its volume, 4.93 g; every other liquid uses its own USDA weight.
Spoon-only ingredients. USDA weighs baking powder, baking soda, active dry yeast and ground cinnamon by the teaspoon, not the cup.

Weights: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy; the US cup is 236.6 ml, the tablespoon 1/16 cup, the teaspoon 1/48 cup; water is counted from its volume.

FAQ

How many grams are in a teaspoon?

It depends on what is in the spoon: a teaspoon is a volume, and each ingredient packs a different weight into it. A level US teaspoon holds 4.17 grams of granulated sugar, 6.08 grams of table salt, 4.6 grams of baking powder and 4.93 grams of water.

How many grams is 1 teaspoon of baking powder?

4.6 grams — the USDA FoodData Central weight of a level teaspoon of double-acting baking powder. Baking soda weighs the same per teaspoon, but it is a different leavener: it needs an acid in the recipe and does not replace baking powder one for one.

How do you convert teaspoons to grams?

Multiply the teaspoons by the weight of one teaspoon of that ingredient. USDA gives a US cup of table salt as 292 grams and a cup is 48 teaspoons, so a teaspoon of salt weighs 6.08 grams, and 1/2 teaspoon weighs 3.04 grams.

Is a metric teaspoon the same?

Nearly. This page uses the US teaspoon of 4.93 ml; the metric teaspoon is 5 ml, 1.4 % larger, so a metric teaspoon of the same ingredient weighs that much more.

Teaspoons to Grams