Teaspoons to Grams Converter

Convert teaspoons to grams for 13 common cooking ingredients — salt, sugar, flour, honey, and more — with tablespoon, cup, millilitre, and ounce equivalents.

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Teaspoons to grams converter Convert teaspoons to grams for common cooking and baking ingredients, with tablespoon, cup, millilitre, and ounce equivalents.
Enter a valid amount Provide a positive number of teaspoons and select an ingredient to convert.

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Teaspoons to grams converter: accurate gram weights for cooking ingredients

Convert teaspoons to grams for 13 common cooking and baking ingredients. Because each ingredient has a different density, a teaspoon of salt weighs almost twice as much as a teaspoon of flour. Select the ingredient, enter the number of teaspoons, and get the weight in grams along with tablespoon, cup, millilitre, and ounce equivalents.

How the teaspoons-to-grams conversion works

Teaspoons measure volume while grams measure weight. To convert between the two you need the ingredient density expressed as grams per teaspoon. Multiplying the number of teaspoons by the density gives the weight in grams.

This converter includes 13 pre-loaded densities for the ingredients you reach for most often: salt, sugar, flour, butter, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, cinnamon, cocoa powder, honey, olive oil, water, and yeast. You can also enter a custom density for any ingredient not on the list.

Grams = Teaspoons x Density (g/tsp)

For example, 2 tsp of salt at 6 g/tsp = 12 grams.

Tablespoons = Teaspoons / 3

One US tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons.

Cups = Teaspoons / 48

One US cup equals 48 teaspoons.

Why density matters for teaspoon conversions

A level teaspoon is 4.93 ml regardless of the ingredient, but the weight of that volume varies widely. One teaspoon of honey weighs about 7 grams because honey is dense, while a teaspoon of flour weighs only 2.6 grams because flour is light and airy.

Using a single fixed ratio will produce inaccurate results and can throw off a recipe. Always select the correct ingredient or enter the specific density for the most reliable conversion.

Common teaspoon-to-gram reference values

Salt: 6 g/tsp. Sugar: 4.2 g/tsp. Baking powder and baking soda: 4.6 g/tsp. All-purpose flour: 2.6 g/tsp. Butter: 4.7 g/tsp. Honey: 7 g/tsp. Olive oil: 4.5 g/tsp. Water: 5 g/tsp. These values are based on level US teaspoons measured using the spoon-and-level method.

Heaped or rounded teaspoons can hold significantly more than a level teaspoon, so always level off the measuring spoon for consistent results. When precision matters, a digital kitchen scale is the most reliable option.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 teaspoon of sugar?

One level US teaspoon of granulated sugar weighs approximately 4.2 grams. This is based on a standard spoon-and-level measurement. Brown sugar is slightly heavier at about 4.6 grams per teaspoon because of its higher moisture content.

 Why does a teaspoon of salt weigh more than a teaspoon of flour?

Salt crystals are much denser than flour particles. One teaspoon of table salt weighs about 6 grams, while one teaspoon of all-purpose flour weighs only about 2.6 grams. Density — the weight per unit of volume — determines how heavy a given spoonful of any ingredient will be.

 Can I convert teaspoons to grams without knowing the ingredient?

Not accurately. Grams measure weight and teaspoons measure volume, so you need the ingredient density to convert between the two. If you do not know the exact density, water at 5 g/tsp is a rough middle-ground estimate, but it will be inaccurate for most dry ingredients.

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